THE NEW YORK TIMES
Show Us Your Walls
By Paulette Perhach
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| On Shaun Kardinal’s wall, left to right: “Royalties Wanted,” by Anthony White (2018); an untitled painting by Ken Kelly (2010); and “500/500,” by Mr. Kardinal (2011). |
SEATTLE — Shaun Kardinal, 36, doesn’t know where he’d fit another piece of art in his one-bedroom apartment, which is bursting already with more than 100 works. “Art tends to find the nooks and crannies for things to happen,” he said. Mr. Kardinal’s collection was born of the artistic community he has tapped into since his early days working at a frame shop. The items he pointed out in a visit to his Seattle home chronicle his 18 years there: There’s a colored-pencil drawing of him and his cat by Troy Gua; a painting by a neighbor of her bathroom, which is identical to his; and several pieces acquired through trades with artists he has befriended over time. [
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| The very first piece he got that he felt was real art was this screen print “Island,” by Yuki Nakamura (2001). She had large installs at the gallery next to a frame shop that had a show with cheap prints. He ran and got one for $20. |
