"Daniel DiCaprio's exquisite, masterfully sculpted "organisms," vessel-like forms of wood and paint with delicate silver additions, seduce the eyes and invite the hand of the viewer. They attract questions as well as tactile experience. They propose seemingly contrasting observations: wood, a hard, resistant material becomes fluid and graceful; the sleek, black, glossy painted surfaces offer a constant polished skin; the plethora of hair-like metal prickles entice and simultaneously somewhat threaten; the presence of subtle, recurring references to both flora and fauna propose a vocabulary of organic forms, with concurrent reminiscence of manufactured parts and, the intimate familiarity of the work is also imbued with a disquieting, enigmatic newness.

"In both jewelry and sculptural scale, these rich, elegant yet quirky specimens present meaningful dichotomies- a discomforting beauty, an understated sensuality, constant provocation and insinuating mystery, all of which insure their memorableness. Mutation 8, a new wall sculpture in the series, is recognizably inspired by the pitcher plant, an alluring, exotic, yet often unsettling natural species made the more so in his adaptive vocabulary, palette, scale and significant come-hither attitude. True seduction means returning to the idea and the experience, being drawn in by recurring, insistent memories. DiCaprio accomplishes this for himself and then others, in a seemingly intuitive process."