Installation was tough. The space has low ceilings and four big pillars. The pillars wind up being a great help by breaking up the space and allowing you to fit more work in there that you'd expect. The space wound up with nine pieces.
Diehard
2008
acrylic silkscreen on canvas
Diehard was first shown at the Miami Art Museum. It's made up of silkscreens of old racing stickers on a canvas camping tarp.
Hot
2010
cut up art magazines
Small Block
2008
oil paint on Chevy small block engine
Small Block was the Chevy engine I removed from Car 23.
Rocinante
2010
chunk of 1979 Mazda RX7, music box playing "Windmills of your Mind," wood, and nylon strap
Mastodon
2010
chunk of 1979 Mazda RX7, music box playing "Windmills of your Mind," wood, and nylon strap
Go Away
2010
acrylic silkscreen on wood
Sun
2010
cut up art magazines
Almost in Love
2010
two turntables, water can speakers, amplifier, mixer, Elvis Presley Almost in Love LP
The turntable on the left drives the one on the right so it plays at one rotation per minute. It creates a deep drone that sounds like the rumble of the ocean or a distant car.
Way back in the day, as a fundraiser, the floor of the gallery was stamped with all sorts of different clubs, galleries and names. This one seemed appropriate.
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