Never Odd or Even, 2010

Never Odd or Even

Never Odd or Even, 2010

Never Odd or Even, 2010

(MDF, wood, graphite, mirror, acrylic paint, found objects)

The works in this show include a series of objects that range from the vaguely to the eerily familiar. Continuing my interest in material game-playing and the double-take, I reinterpret the replica with several degrees of verisimilitude, with either highly detailed, reductive or slightly distorted sculpted replicas of everyday objects. An experiment with the edge between representation and abstraction, the varied approached in replication creates a disorienting environment which challenges the viewer to negotiate between the perceived and the actual.

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Untitled (mirror, match)

Untitled (mirror, match)

(wood, graphite, MDF, mirror), 2010

The burnt matches (carved pine with graphite) on top of the cardboard boxes (made of mdf) are "scattered" symmetrically on either side of the mirror. When walking around the work, the matches disappear into their reflected counterparts creating a disorienting effect, and calling the materiality of the mirror into question. The mirror can easily be mistaken as glass by the viewer.  

Untitled (mirror, match), detail

Untitled (mirror, match), detail

(wood, graphite, MDF, mirror), 2010

Cigarettes on Blue Foam

Cigarettes on Blue Foam

(wood dowels, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Cigarettes on Blue Foam, detail

Cigarettes on Blue Foam, detail

(wood dowels, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Erasers on Pink Foam, detail

Erasers on Pink Foam, detail

(wood, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Beachball

Beachball

(basket ball, acrylic paint, MDF), 2010

Beachball, detail

Beachball, detail

(basket ball, acrylic paint, MDF), 2010

Tape Stacks, installation view

Tape Stacks, installation view

(wood, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Tape Stack (painters, duct, packing)

Tape Stack (painters, duct, packing)

(wood, acrylic paint), 2010

Tape Stack (electrical, electrical)

Tape Stack (electrical, electrical)

(wood, acrylic paint), 2010

Tape Stack (masking, painters, electrical, cello)

Tape Stack (masking, painters, electrical, cello)

(wood, acrylic paint), 2010

Ascending Rolls

Ascending Rolls

(wood, MDF, acrylic paint) 

Ascending Rolls, detail of toilet paper roll

Ascending Rolls, detail of toilet paper roll

(wood, acrylic paint), 2010

Never Odd or Even, installation view

Never Odd or Even, installation view

(wood, MDF, Fimo, flocking, foam, acrylic paint) 

Gift

Gift

(wood, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Monument

Monument

(mat board, foam, Fimo, wood, graphite), 2010

Tennis Ball with Cheesie Wedge

Tennis Ball with Cheesie Wedge

(foam, flocking, acrylic paint, chalk pastel), 2010

Either Or

Either Or

(balsa wood, superball, shuttlecock, fan, MDF), 2010

Either Or, detail

Either Or, detail

(balsa wood, superball, shuttlecock, fan, MDF), 2010

Supertype Subtype

Supertype Subtype

(found orange objects, MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Milk Crate

Milk Crate

(MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Leaning Foam with Tape

Leaning Foam with Tape

(MDF, acrylic paint), 2010

Leaning Foam with Tape, detail

Leaning Foam with Tape, detail

(MDF, acrylic paint), 2010