Artist Joe Fig Blends Photography, Painting, Sculpture in Show at Dayton Art Institute

"I like labor-intensive work," says Fig, who adds he's fascinated by artists' studios and how artists work in their studios. "We go to museums and galleries and see the finished product on the walls where they are perfectly lit and placed, like my show is in Dayton," he explains. "But it's really inside the studio where art is being made and where the artist works the most. I find that most interesting, like when you see how a musician crafted a song or how a writer writes their novels. It isn't just about the final piece, there are a lot of other parts that get them to that point."