Anthony Pearson
Untitled (Etched Plaster), 2015
medium coated pigmented hydrocal in walnut frame
124.5 x 99.1 cm
49 1/8 x 39 1/8 ins
49 1/8 x 39 1/8 ins
Pearson doesn't think of this as a painting, but as a 'surface or relief' because they engage with concerns relating to sculpture 'If it takes 100 hours to etch a...
Pearson doesn't think of this as a painting, but as a "surface or relief" because they engage with concerns relating to sculpture
"If it takes 100 hours to etch a large plaster, the work becomes embedded with the attention of the hand, and it has its own history. Flaws are revealed and idiosyncratic things happen. I like this to be a part of the work, and believe it translates energetically in the work."
"Each work appears to be monochromatic yet, in the shadows and highlights, a degree of tone exists. Especially in the works that are stained black – they can actually deliver a high-contrast dynamic. I like the term stardust. It struck me when someone used this term relating to the large black sunburst pieces. This quality of depth is only possible in the darkness of the black surface."
"If it takes 100 hours to etch a large plaster, the work becomes embedded with the attention of the hand, and it has its own history. Flaws are revealed and idiosyncratic things happen. I like this to be a part of the work, and believe it translates energetically in the work."
"Each work appears to be monochromatic yet, in the shadows and highlights, a degree of tone exists. Especially in the works that are stained black – they can actually deliver a high-contrast dynamic. I like the term stardust. It struck me when someone used this term relating to the large black sunburst pieces. This quality of depth is only possible in the darkness of the black surface."
Exhibitions
Art Miami 2015Let There Be Light, Revisited 2015
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