what: some domestic arc
when: 2013
where: PRIMETIME, Brooklyn, NY.
how:
the drawing:
Graphite transfer, acrylic and oil pastel on paper.
the structure:
Graphite, chalk pastel, spray paint, block prints, ink, tape, carbon and graphite transfers on paper. Wood, plexiglass, carpet, metal, bamboo, porcelain and acrylic paint.
the line:
Acrylic, oil pastel and wooden dowel.
the arc:
Copper leaf, pigmented joint compound and wall incision.
Texts from Song of Songs and Raymond Carver’s Tell the Women We’re Going.
why:
A thread of violence and love seams two passages -- one extinguishes while the other embraces. These muted texts trace the arc of domesticity, revealing its tender and destructive virtues.
Surface echoes enshrine a moment of displaced activity, where isolated gestures offer democratic compositions.
