Quarrier Diner – Mixed Media – 30″ x 23″ – David Riffle – 2007
The Purple Moon is pleased to announce the arrival of David Riffle’s Quarrier Diner to our gallery in downtown Charleston.
This 2007 mixed media work, which portrays one of Charleston’s most well-known landmarks, is being made available through a special arrangement with the local collector who acquired the piece from Riffle’s show at The Art Store in October 2007.
David Riffle is one of West Virginia’s most unique artists and his three dimensional works, like this one, create images that don’t simply jump off the page – they leap off and into the mind of the viewer. Often nostalgic – sometimes quirky – Riffle’s art always speaks to life in West Virginia.
Often with a surprise or two (or three) Riffle’s work contains reflections of his life – as the newspaper box in Quarrier Diner which features images of his wife and daughter on the front page of the paper.
This piece is made all the more important as the actual Quarrier Diner’s future currently hangs in the balance. This art deco-facade building has sat idle for several years now. Once a bustling lunchtime hotspot, the building now sits deteriorating and we could likely see the Quarrier Diner’s demise if it does not receive the attention it deserves as one of downtown Charleston’s true gems in the very near future.
David Riffle’s Quarrier Diner can currently be seen in The Purple Moon’s main gallery at 906 Quarrier Street. Hours are Tuesday – Friday 11am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 4pm or other times by appointment.
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