BFA Exhibition

wood, paint, cast objects, detritus, Ultra-cal, wax and clay
installation view
2011

An installation view of my BFA exhibition.

Untitled 1 (Detail)

brick, topping compound, clay, Ultra-cal, wood, paint, yard stick, string, steel and cigarette butt
8”x 12”x 10.5”
2011

A plumb bob embedded in plaster is hanging from a wooden structure that is connected to a piece of pallet that is set in plaster. The plumb hangs above a cigarette in a metal socket. A crushed can and clay topographic structure are in front of the plumb.

Untitled 2

wood, paint, steel pin, palm pieces, cast object, cardboard, textured and painted saw horse, detritus and wax
29.5”x 26”x 44”
2011

A textured saw horse with pieces of detritus painted and cast around it. A negative of the  topographic structure is painted on a piece of card board. A hornets nest is pinned to the underside of the structure which is gold in color.

Untitled 2 (Detail)

wood, paint, steel pin, palm pieces, cast object, cardboard, textured and painted saw horse, detritus and wax
29.5”x 26”x 44”
2011

A detail of the underside of the saw horse with the hornets nest.

Untitled 3

object embedded in paint, canvas and topping compound
22”x 34”x 31.25”
2011

An object painted into canvas, Two shapes constructed out of the process of casting into them and coated and re-coated with drywall mud and then painted.

Untitled 4

furniture wax, wooden pallet, labor, sweat, wax castings, packaging, bronze plum bob, spray paint, string, topping compound and detritus
40”x 21”x 42”
2011

A pallet that is finely finished and waxed on its top surface is surrounded by painted and cast objects. Under the pallet and beside it are an original and a cast copy of a plumb bob.

Untitled 5

wax, paint, metal, cast resin, dust from specific previous projects, wire, brush cleaner, fibers, string, bronze burnout with residue of an ashtray, at least a 1,000 hours of sitting and staring, gravity and a gallery ceiling beam

20’x 25”x 20”
2011

A resin cast plumb bob hangs from a ceiling beam next to a chair I spent at least a thousand hours sitting in and smoking while planning and thinking about life and my artistic practice over the last three years with a bronze casting to one side. Below the plumb bob is a collection of carefully chosen remnants from a specific and previous project.

Untitled 5 (Detail)

wax, paint, metal, cast resin, dust from specific previous projects, wire, brush cleaner, fibers, string, bronze burnout with residue of an ashtray, at least a 1,000 hours of sitting and staring, gravity and a gallery ceiling beam
20‘x 25”x 20”
2011

Untitled 6

Ultra-cal, wood, palm leaf, time, cigarette butt, screws, painted objects, drywall and fiberglass insulation
4’12” x 8’x 6”
2011

A green palm leaf was embedded into a slab of wet Ultra-cal which is framed by drywall and wood. This allowed it to change over time and leach color into the plaster because of its reaction with the Ultra-cal. It was set up on cast blocks, backed by fiberglass insulation and leaned against the wall.

Untitled 8

canvas, wood, paint, plastic, cardboard, metal and Ultra-cal
45”x 18”x 16.75”
2011

A painters apron made of canvas and Ultra-Cal is hanging from a piece of angle iron that is balanced on a wooden shelf that has different found and made objects on it.

Untitled 9

bronze, glass, paint, palm bark, dust, acrylic paint chips and residue from previous projects
13”x 16.5”x 21”
2011

A bronze sand cast copy and the painted original piece of palm bark with dust and debris purposefully scattered around it and a painted bottle on top of it.

Untitled 10

ceramic shell, bronze, paint, Ultra-cal, cigarette butts, paper, hair and sawdust
22”x 17”x 23”
2011

Cast blocks of Ultra-cal with my hair and specific objects embedded into them. Bronze cast and spray painted objects.

BFA Exhibition

canvas, satin, wood, cement, paint, bronze cast objects, a hornet, styrofoam, palm bark, clay, brick, plastic, newsprint and topping compound, ceiling beam
installation view
2011

A curtain made from used paint tarps and backed with satin hangs from the ceiling beams 8 inches from the wall. In front of the curtains are cast and coated objects that are arranged in formal groupings.

Untitled 11

paint, metal, wood, brick, topping compound
14.25”x 23.75”x 10”
2011

A painted palm bark form is on top of coated blocks with small pieces of palm bark that have been painted another color around it.