Color

Suzanne Jackson

Red over morning sea, 2021Acrylic Suzanne Jackson’s suspended paintings push the boundaries of material and surface, built entirely from layers of acrylic, gel medium, detritus, and natural objects, like seeds from her garden in Savannah, Georgia. Since the 1960s, Jackson has experimented with acrylic, treating it not just as paint but as structure—“an armature for…
Jasper Johns

Target, 1961 Materials: Encaustic and newspaper on canvas Much more interesting up close. Can see layers of collage and the texture of the paint and wax. Shows possibility of utilizing the transparency of wax.
Léonard Limosin

Materials: Painted enamel on copper The enamel has a vibrant payoff and ability to be applied delicately. I have some thin copper sheets that I would be interested trying enamel on. The copper could also be engraved and sculpted, then painted on top.
Celia Butler

Spunomi Prize, 2023 Materials: Synthetic hair, cast paper, plaster, foam, spackle, wax mediums, acrylic, paper straw Process: Possibly the light blue is painted foam or paper with cold wax medium mixed with a pink paint. Materials only include acrylic paint, not oil. “Treats.” Celia Butler, www.celiabutler.com/treats
Louise Bourgeois

Destruction of the Father, 1974 MaterialsWood, latex rubber, plaster, fabric Process“Bourgeois bought hunks of mutton and beef, decidedly on the bone, cast them in plaster and then covered the plaster with latex rubber” Latex over plaster, possibly cast onto the latex directly or adhered after the plaster has dried. Weaver, Ben. “THE LONDON LIST —…
Chalk

Chalk on plastic wrap, rubbed on AppearancePowdery and blue. Translucent, range of opaqueness depending on thickness of chalk applied. Physical ChangesCreates a soft textured surfaceChanges color and opacityIs unstable UtilitySticks to adhesiveCan be used to change texture and color
Cyanotype

Cyanotype on plaster tape on fabric 20min exposed in sunlight Won’t stop developing. I washed out the solution for at least 10mins to try to get the solution from continuing to develop and it still didn’t work. Maybe letting it dry in the dark and then sealing it? I was hoping since the plaster tape…
Dip Paint

Dip paint on softball AppearanceObject half red with a sheen (multiple coats). Adds a fresh coat to an old object and emphasizes the degradation and original texture of the ball. Physical ChangesCreates a uniformed surfaceColorAllows texture and original form of the object to show through UtilityAdheres to most things, absorbent objects need more coatsCan be…
Abraham Cruzvillegas

Symbolic/Color Horizontes, 2005 https://art21.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cruzvillegas-artwork-007-horizontes.jpg Materials: Acrylic enamel gloss pink paint and chalk-board green paint on approximately 400 found objects Process: Dip dye Content: Uniformity Juxtaposition of the chalky green and the glossy pink. Identity- “The pink and green reference the Mangueira favela flag from the Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, where Cruzvillegas visited in…
Karla Black

Biodegradable Coatings/ExperimentalWish List, 2008 Materials: Sugar Paper, chalk, ribbon, hair gel, nail varnish, plaster powder, paint, petroleum jelly, polythene, rubber glove Process: Coating paper in hair gel and petroleum jelly then ‘flocking’ with plaster powder and chalk dust Content: Impermanence, contingency, fragility, self care In Black’s work she uses very pastel and light colors which…
Rachel Harrison

Process: Paper-mache like process of layering materials on foam and wire. Content: satirical, pop-culture, grotesque Technological/Textural/Structural
Orange Marking Spray Paint

Marking Spray Paint on brass AppearanceSmooth and chalky, has flaked off in some spots.Very bright, fluorescent Physical ChangesMade a shiny, reflective surface fluorescentChalky, smooth and soft to the touch UtilityUsed to highlight utilities, construction sites, road surfaces and athletic fieldsFairly sensitive, rubs off- could be sealed Consider other materials for marking space (road lines, sports…