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Category Archives: Installation work
Temperance ii
Planning for this painting has set me thinking more about the nature of temperance in the new millennium. The cardinal virtues are so out of date after a century of modernism that I suppose many of us aren’t that familiar … Continue reading
Pics from Art Miller
Art shot some pictures of the exhibit this morning for a slideshow he’s working on.Â
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The Principle xi
Cameron took some pictures at the reception, here’s my favorite: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Photo by Cameron Hurdus
Posted in Alchemical work, As the crow flies, Black birds, Exhibits, Installation work, Openings
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The Principle x
I thought it might be interesting to have the texts and some images from the exhibit posted here for people who couldn’t make it to the show. Â The Alchemical Theatre (20″ x 16″) Pieces of a demolished theatre, poplar, … Continue reading
The Principle v
The gallery is well on the way towards having the show installed. I picked up nine sheets of cheap luaun from the Home Depot, ready for the floor covering of gravel, and used the truck to move some of the … Continue reading
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The Alchemy of Demolition ix
I loaded the boxes into the car and drove toward the freeway, buoyed by the lovely smell of freshly cut poplar. I don’t think I have ever bent as many finishing nails as I did nailing these things together. The … Continue reading
The Alchemy of Demolition viii
I spent the day in my hot garage shop putting the boxes together using that nice poplar I picked up the other day. I finished this afternoon, so that installation is looking good to go. Thank God for power tools! … Continue reading
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The Alchemy of Demolition vii
I spent a couple of hours cutting the poplar to size and building three of the ten boxes I need for the installation. I am NOT a good carpenter, so it takes me a long time to get these things … Continue reading
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The Alchemy of Demolition vi
I picked up the wood for the boxes at Home Depot – spent several hundred dollars – choosing some nice poplar for the task, with some 1/2″ quarter round molding to keep the pieces in place in the boxes. I … Continue reading
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The Alchemy of Demolition v
The gold is almost all down, following my magnificent assistant’s valiant efforts this afternoon. We’ll need to do some touch up work Monday, because the three dimensional nature of the pieces of the building make gilding them very difficult, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, gold
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