configurable smoke paintings,

18 aperiodic tiles of an open-ended series, 80’ x 105” , oil paint and resin on wooden magnetic panels, 2013

Fragments of paintings, inspired by Penrose tiling, mounted on a magnetic wall. The only rule in Penrose tiling is that no two shapes can create a parallelogram. From that rule, one can generate uncountably many aperiodic configurations.

The “tiles” are built up from layers of paint and resin that were either applied with cut brushes, or blown with forced air across the surface. The installation changes every day: The tiles are attached to a magnetic wall, each piece matched to another, and configured according to prior guidance. The result is an open-ended, ever-changing installation in which the viewer literally completes the work by changing its very composition.

Configurable smoke painintgs

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installation view, Magnan Metz Gallery

composition day 3

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configurable smoke paintings,

18 aperiodic tiles of an open-ended series, 80’ x 105”, oil paint and resin on wooden magnetic panels, 2013

Configurations day 1-9

detail, tile #8

detail, tile #3

Cardboard configurable paintings

series of cardboard installations based on Penrose tiling, size vary

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Series I

site specific installation

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reflect

20 tiles, 100x120 in, recycled cardboard, wooden sticks, oil paint, resin, 2013

A site-specific, three-dimensional, open-ended installation based on Penrose tiling and created for an art space in an old paper factory 

Series II

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configurable cardboard peaintintg

21 aperiodic tiles of an open-ended series, 14'’ x 14”, 2013

oil paint and resin on cardbord magnetic panels, wooden sticks, magnetic background

Movable fragments of paintings, open-ended installation based on Penrose tiling.