ot7_d3475
oval object: wood, cloth, paper, paint, dye, ink, shellac, varnish
12.5”w, 9”h, 1.5”d
This object is one of a group of similarly connected objects, inevitably sharing a sensibility and a record of work and thought. There is an underlying framework, visible or not, that guides the less exacting application of materials. For instance, there may be a visible grid of sorts which gives rise to distortion and sometimes obliteration of that same grid or framework. The object is nothing more than a repository of action and thought. This object refers to nothing other than itself and makes no claim of meaning or transcendence.
A note on bands: There are two materials that are used, aluminum and wood.
~In most cases, bands on round objects are aluminum. They are fabricated on metal bending jigs and riveted together. In almost all cases, the aluminum bands are painted.
~On most oval objects, wood bands are used, mostly white oak. The wood bands are bent using a long tray of boiling water, the end “joint” is tacked together with copper tacks, then placed on forms to dry.