Artwork - Geometry and Territory
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This series falls in line with the broader interest in sites that are about to face a moment of transformation – in this case, from a vacant lot to the home of a new Nobu Hotel. The work the results uses material found on the site in combination with house paint and wood found on the site to create geometric patterns to create a compelling object catching light and raising questions in the receiver of its origin.
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While much of my work is connected to places that I have lived and physical locations I’ve investigated in depth, this series arose somewhat randomly when I purchased a volume of the newspaper Le Temps from the year 1880 from the University of Chicago Library. The work that resulted brought the death of Gustav Flaubert among other events to the surface while also providing an opportunity to draw on other materials themes running through my practice.
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While much of my work is connected to places that I have lived and physical locations I’ve investigated in depth, this series arose somewhat randomly when I purchased a volume of the newspaper Le Temps from the year 1880 from the University of Chicago Library. The work that resulted brought the death of Gustav Flaubert among other events to the surface while also providing an opportunity to draw on other materials themes running through my practice.
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The relationship between photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture is an underlying theme tying together my work. These paintings have their origin in photographs of I 90/94 – the major north-south highway in Chicago that divided and destroyed a number of neighborhoods when it was constructed. Through abstraction, the geometry of the roadway is highlighted and through the materiality of the paint, ink, and plaster the force of the road comes to life.
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The transformation of the West Loop of Chicago from a meatpacking and produce district to a hub of restaurants, galleries, and artists lofts – and ultimately to a hub of global corporate offices – began with a series of restaurants and loft conversions in the mid-1990s. The glass out of which this work is crafter is from the first such restaurant – Marche. The materiel on the glass is gathered from the surrounding neighborhood.
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What’s not there is often the most significant – the body that was there and that might come in the future, what one was thinking about and trying to do and the distraction that caused the turn of attention, and all the destinations pulling us through life. This work looks at the traces if this passing through the world – not, however, via the successes, but through the mistakes and signs of use.
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