Prince's technique involves appropriation, and he pilfers freely from the
vast image bank of popular
culture to create works that simultaneously embrace and critique a quintessentially American sensibility, with
images stemming from the Marlboro Man, muscle cars, biker chicks, off - color jokes, gag cartoons and pulp fiction novels, among many other sources.
«Dine has a
vast creativity and willingness to turn to a variety of
images, many derived from found objects and popular or consumer
culture,» said Joseph Becherer, Vice President and Chief Curator of Sculpture.