SERIES FOR PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND CORPORATE SETTINGS:
1)The Window 2)Flowerglow 3)Weatherworks 4)Monochrome Paintings 5)Shaped Paintings 6)Large Canvases
1) THE WINDOW:
Photo series, arranged in themed groups on the wall, showing the diversity/complexity/beauty of the 21st century. An inclusive work showing portraits of individuals from all backgrounds, races, genders, classes, religions, abilities, ages as part of a bigger whole. A work that rewards multiiple and close looks over time.
ABOUT:
“The Window” artwork is very flexible in scale, form, and color. Many individually framed photos are arranged together as a singe shaped-grouping (rectilinear or irregular massing, or in a line, etc) to suit the space. Individual images in the grouping can be uniform or different sizes, (from 4x3” to 13x19”). The content of the work can be a range of images or themed specifically — for example, photos about “movement” or “diversity”, “crosswalk”, “music” and so on. Groupings can vary in size, from 2 images up to 100+. The work(s) can be uniformly or differently framed (underscoring uniqueness withn the whole), and framed to edge, or matted.
Example wall arrangements and themes:
SUMMARY - “WINDOW” DETAILS & OPTIONS:
THEME: humanity, diversity, society, 21st century international city…
MEDIUM: archival inkjet photographic print
FRAMING: framed, uniformly (ie all black) or each with a unique frame style and color; matting: narrow or wide or none
PRESENTATION:: works can be grouped in various “shapes” - linear, block, irregular, around a corner, thin verticle, etc; edge to edge or spaced…
SCALE: multiple framed units can be compiled to create any size of wall massing, small to lobby-scale by size of image + number of images chosen
COLOR: full color, color shifted (i.e towards blue), black and white, silohuettes are options for all images.
SERIES: 200+ images, and ongoing
More themed groupings here: LINK
Selected single images from the 200+ series:
2) FLOWERGLOW:
Prints from paintings of dream-like flowers that capture the poetic essence of nature and ephemeral beauty with a contemporary urban feel.. Scalable from mini to massive sizes.
ABOUT:
Very flexible presentation possibilities. The original paintings have been captured at high resolution for output and multiples at any scale to accomodate the space, but in particular large-scale for atrium and lobby possibilities (ie 15’). At architectonic scale, the viewer is rewarded with seeing minute detals in the painting — the thousands of spray drops and imperfections that compose the image..
Examples of Flowerglow works at different scales (mockups):
SUMMARY: “FLOWERGLOW” DETAILS & OPTIONS:
THEME: nauture, calm, poetic beauty
MEDIUM: archival inkjet prints on canvas or paper (mounted, matted) from original paintings. Works can also be backlit (lightbox to “glow”); facemounted to acrylic; large-format textile for hangings, or vinyl for architectural scale (15’+)
FRAMING: works on canvas - unframed or float frame; works on paper - mounted on wood, or framed under glass (matting various widths, or framed to edge)
PRESENTATION: Individual works or grouped works in series, massed or linear. NOTE: Portions of maximum scale image can also be printed (see “detail” image below
SCALE: prints can be from very small (2x3”) to very large 144x108”)
COLOR: full-color as painted, tonal shifts (digitally), black and white options for all images.
SERIES: 20+ works, ongoing
More in Flowerglow series, and iterations:
Example iterations:
3) WEATHERWORKS:
Photographic prints of huge earthwork installations made outdoors every winter using ‘found’ weather (snow, ice, rain, wind). Made in Canada. with Canadian weather!
ABOUT:
Laboriously created on a snow-covered icy bay every winter for the last ten years, these 30-foot+ ‘weatherworks’ were made over a 48-hour period in snowstorms and rain, blustery days and calm ones, in below zero conditions, from morning to twilight, using simple materials (branches, wood blocks, rakes, colored organic powder, etc). The work is completely spontaneous, extemporized as the conditions change, which resulted in the artist being hyper-conscious of the environment, noting the clouds rolling in, shadow lines changing, wind directions shifting, sunset approaching, the lake ringing as it warped… the art made very much in partnership (or subservient to) nature. If a fox crossed the staging area, the pawprints were left in, as were leaves or other natural detritus. The completed installation was never seen for more than an hour (photographed end of day), as it was always erased by the elements over night. The final works only exists in the documentation.
Examples of weatherwork long shots, different years:
Detail shots, from various years:
SUMMARY: “WEATHERWORKS” DETAILS & OPTIONS:
THEME: climate, environment, nature, spontaneity, in-the-moment, ephemerality, abstraction, labor, creation
MEDIUM: archival inket prints from photographs of 30’ land art installations made using weather (wind, snow, ice, rain)
FRAMING: framed, matting various widths.
PRESENTATION: individual works, groupings within season, groupings across seasons. Establishing shots (showing horizon) grouped with detail shots.
SCALE: indiividual prints from 5x7” to 24x18”; groupings of multiple works scalable to any size by number of units and ‘shape’ of group
COLOR: original color or monochrome (sepia / black and white) series
SERIES: 10+ seasons, 100+ images
More works in the weatherwork series: LINK
4) MONOCHROMES (strip paintings)
Abstract textured paintings that are “wall sculptures” which reveal to the viewer different details and subtle colors from different places in the room or distances, and over the course of the day according to the changing light (reflections, shadows).
ABOUT:
Each work is made of 1000s of unique bits of hand cut, ripped or manipulated paper (metaphor: individual parts combining together to create a better whole). The work has both organic and man-made resonances: it can read as abstracted nature, like a zen garden (waterfall, wave sets, wood grain) or city references (skyscrapers, city grids, machines). The could be described as linear mandalas — a gestalt that has very unique detals if studied. Each work is ‘mostly’ monochrome (for example, blue). Individual works can be commissioned for other colors (i.e. red, or green), or size/shape. The works are both dramatic and subtle.
SUMMARY - “STRIP PAINTINGS”, DETAILS AND OPTIONS:
THEME: architected nature, abstracted city
MEDIUM: acrylic on paper on wood panel
FRAMING: none, or float frame
PRESENTATION: singular as large feature, or multiple smalls grouped. Works can be hung Landscape or Portrait.
SCALE: variable; 48x40 x2” shown. works can be custom to size (larger, smaller) or shape (ie 60x24”).
COLOR: mostly monochrome. Custom colors, same style, can be created.
SERIES: 2 large, multiple medium/small, ongoing
More in the series here: LINK
5) SHAPED PAINTINGS: (large shaped-metal wallworks)
Abstract “sculptural” paintings on faceted and shaped metal. 84x60”. Oilstick palimpsests (layers of patterns or information) on aluminum.
ABOUT:
Oilstick drawings, on bent or shaped metal with matte/shiny surfaces to capture the light differently. Themes about nature, data, time, text, texture, textiles.
SUMMARY - “WALLWORKS” ON METAL, DETAILS AND OPTIONS:
THEME:
-”Argent Silk Armor” - 4 textiles patterns from different countries/cultures and eras.Metal shaped as unfolded origami.
-”Map Not That” - mapping imagery, from molecular to astronomical. Metal shaped as unfolded map.
-”e dot tree dot” - birch forest as pulsing morse code + secretarial shorthand translation of nature poem
-”General Stealth, Carr River“ - Emiy Carr + Tom Thompson + General Idea + Agnes Martin Canadian art references. Etched lines in silver.
-”Pretty Rainbow Over Farm” - photograph of rainbow over a farm translated to Jaquard weaving card code (squares). Shaped curved aluminum
MEDIUM: oilstick on shaped aluminum
FRAMING: none
PRESENTATION: portrait. “Morse” and “General” can be hung landscape.
SCALE: 84x60”
COLOR: various, on silver substrate
SERIES: six in series
6) LARGE CANVASES (paintings):
Paintings with soft drifts of color and geometric/architectural lines and shapes
ABOUT:
Drift paintings, using wind and found foliage to create color fields and organic patterns. Made en plein air using the elements.
Metraopolis series: architectural auras, kirlian cities
SUMMARY -LARGE PAINTINGS ON CANVAS
THEME:
”Drift series” - architected nature (a la a zen garden). Nautre and urban resonances.
”Metatropolis” - imagined, idealized, imaginiative urban sites, energetic dynamic cities
MEDIUM: acrylici on canvas
FRAMING: none, or float frame
PRESENTATION: can be hung portrait or landscape. Metatropolis as singles, diptych or triptych
SCALE: large, 84X60”, 72X60, (144X60), 60X48; 24x18” (on paper)
COLOR: as shown (blues, purples, red.). “Drift” series on raw canvas.
SERIES: 5 Drift, 3 Metaropolis, multiple smalls (24x18” on paper)
More in the seires: LINK
Smaller drift/spray works, 24x18, on paper in the series:
