Backyard, 2010
drawings: gouache, colored pencil, and gesso on paper
sculptures: plaster, gesso, gouache, found objects
Fall quarter has started at Sinclair, which means it's time for the art department faculty show.
Last year, the installation I constructed - an homage to Matisse's Pink Studio - was kind of a spectacular failure. I had construction issues, problems with working in the tight triangular space of the Hypotenuse Gallery, as well as the basic insanity of trying to use lots of new materials and processes within a short amount of time. It was a good reminder that failure is part of the process of art making - although usually I prefer to make my mistakes less publicly!
So this year, I wanted to tackle installation again, while streamlining my ideas.
The new bamboo floor in the Triangle Gallery shows off the sculptural elements of this work better than the old ratty carpet. I'm fairly pleased with how the drawings and sculptures relate considering I haven't done anything sculptural since undergrad. The drawings and sculptures are an outgrowth of the Convenient Landscape series - a response to artifacts of a consumer culture. Once I get some more detailed images I'll post them.
Last year, the installation I constructed - an homage to Matisse's Pink Studio - was kind of a spectacular failure. I had construction issues, problems with working in the tight triangular space of the Hypotenuse Gallery, as well as the basic insanity of trying to use lots of new materials and processes within a short amount of time. It was a good reminder that failure is part of the process of art making - although usually I prefer to make my mistakes less publicly!
So this year, I wanted to tackle installation again, while streamlining my ideas.
The new bamboo floor in the Triangle Gallery shows off the sculptural elements of this work better than the old ratty carpet. I'm fairly pleased with how the drawings and sculptures relate considering I haven't done anything sculptural since undergrad. The drawings and sculptures are an outgrowth of the Convenient Landscape series - a response to artifacts of a consumer culture. Once I get some more detailed images I'll post them.
For those of you in the area, the opening reception for the show will be this Thursday, September 16th, from 5pm - 6:30pm.
Sinclair Community College's Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery is on the 4th Floor of Building 13, at 444 W. Third Street, Dayton, OH.
