2019-20
Concrete, acrylic paint, and hard acrylic molding paste on wood panel, shelf, house paint
13" x 96" (installation) 6" x 8" (each panel) 3" x 2" (each foot)
All Photos by Jennifer Colten
With this work, I created a series of 13 text paintings placed onto feet fabricated by Erik Peterson. The series color palette is based on the one created by Ellsworth Kelly in his series Spectrum II (1966-67), which can be found at the St. Louis Art Museum. The work responds to Kelly’s notion that “color is enough” when it comes to bringing out an emotional response from the viewer.
I’ve always believed that most viewers make meaning or narrative when confronted by work that presents none. The text paintings' sources are as varied as articles about AndreaFraser and David Hammons, my own life/artwork, misremembered lines from poetry and short stories, and museum text panels.
The series was originally made for an exhibition I curated at Monaco, an artist-run space I help run. The gallery is located at 2701 Cherokee St, St. Louis. The exhibition ran from February 7 - March 6th.
How the work was installed. Work on the left is by Janie Stamm and work on the right is by Jon Young.
2019-20
Feet: Cast concrete
Panel: Acrylic paint, and hard acrylic molding paste on wood panel
"6" x 8" (each panel)
3" x 2" (each foot)
