Robert Wechsler studied sculpture at the College of Creative Studies at UCSB. His work centers on objects common to daily life, transforming them in ways that preserves familiarity while reinstating a sense of novelty and wonder.
Wechsler’s recent projects focus on the U.S. penny. Minted since 1909, the penny has been one of the most familiar objects of daily life in America for generations. Today, rendered practically worthless by inflation, the penny may soon be eliminated from circulation. Produced but without purpose, exceptionally common but rarely used, ubiquitous to the point of invisibility, the penny is fertile ground for surprise.
