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each of these quartz/crystal-shaped objects is approximately 1 inch by 1 to 2.5 inches and made of wood wrapped in vintage tracing paper.
the form for the casting the plaster landscape with the caverns that the crystals are to have been mined from is nearly ready, too.
for a proposed show @proofgallery a non-profit in south boston.
the first, a large-ish piece: loosely connected masses with multiple entrances as to parks… this is a detail (referance images here)
the second, a mid size piece: plaster/polystyrene quarry with wax mineral deposits, mining structures, and wood/paper quartz
there are bags and bags of this at work, and doubtful they’d miss any. and i’d be helping the environment.
… for Bushwick Open Studios
My studio will be open during the 2010 Bushwick Open Studios, June 5-6, noon to 6pm.
free cold adult beverages will be served and the A.C. will be on. There are six of us in the building showing paintings, drawings, collage, prints, photographs and sculpture. 796 Broadway at the Flushing M or J local, #52 on the printed directory.
here is the piece installed in the flatfiles. stop by and see it!
Storefront Gallery
16 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn
gallery hours: 1-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays
Paul Cezanne, Reflets dans l'eau, um 1896
From the Museum Insel Hombroich. I’d never liked Cezanne much before seeing these watercolors.
The museum includes simple and perfect buildings designed by Erwin Heerich. Here is a tour of the grounds.
crayon melted into plaster. the bond is very tight with a smooth finish. crayon is probably no more archival than styrofoam; i guess those are non-issues anyway.
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