Friday, March 6, 2009

Assorted Wall Work

The first four images show two pieces made by layering sheets of translucent drafting mylar with strips of surveying tape.

1)  Frosted Mylar, surveying tape, thread.

24”x24”.  1996


2)  Frosted Mylar, surveying tape, thread.

24”x24”.  1996 (detail)


3)  Frosted Mylar (2 layers), surveying tape, thread.

24”x24”.  1996


4)  Frosted Mylar (2 layers), surveying tape, thread.

24”x24”.  1996 (detail)



Developing out of the earlier cast paint pieces, these paintings on clear vinyl were another attempt to allow marks expressed frontally to interact with their shadows and colored reflections, making a painting that’s part concrete and part ephemeral.

5)  Acrylic paint on vinyl.

22”x19”. 1997 



6)  Acrylic paint on vinyl.

22”x19”. 1997 (detail)


7)  Acrylic paint on vinyl.

47.5”x42”. 1997


8)  Acrylic paint on vinyl.

47.5”x42”. 1997 (detail)



The remainder of these images show works made by pouring pigmented silicone onto first one side and then the other of sheets of translucent mylar. Starting with image 13, the rubber starts taking on a more structural role as the pieces no longer hang from the mylar but from the lobes of silicone that extend beyond the mylar’s edge. Image 13 shows the only piece to use more than one layer of mylar.

9)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

20.5”x22”. 1999


10)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

23.5”x33.75”. 1999


11)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

32”x36”. 1999


12)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

46”x62”. 1999


13)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

55”x55”.  2001


14)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

56”x43”.  2001


15)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

54”x62”.  2001


16)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

68.5”x56.5”.  2001


17)  Silicone rubber, mylar, pigment.

68.5”x56.5”.  2001 (detail)