Richard Serra in Chelsea

Saw his show in Chelsea a few weeks ago.

He's partially moved from curves to works consisting of large steel slabs.


The first piece has slabs 9" thick, ~ 10 ft high

The first shot inadequately shows the scale

As usual I'm most interested in the details, e.g., where the slabs "touch"

The other pice consisted of four steel blocks (the blur on the left is an adult, just to get a sense of scale).

Again, I was drawn to the detailed textures (damage?)

NUNO Scarf

Got this scarf at the Peabody Essex Museum, primarily as a reference of "what you can do with fabric"

Their website is pretty sparse, but they seem to be doing a lot of amazing things.







On the website the say

Computers integral to designing and production from the launch.

Without a doubt.

Future Beauty at the Peabody Essex Museum

Spectacular show, highly recommended.


I didn't get many shots, as I was quickly informed that photography wasn't permitted -- fortunately they didn't make me purge the shots (unlike my experience in the Korean DMZ).

Split_Leather

Finally finished this piece! It took a while, mostly to fab the base (yes, that's the part you don't see much of…). A dull saw blade was part of the problem, coupled with the added excitement of having the screen vaporize when I hit it with an arc welder (finally decided to tie it with fine copper wire).

Per my convention, I don't write much about what I'm trying to achieve in a piece (or what it "means").

Overall dimensions are 16"w x 29"h x "16.5"d

(Note: I think it's best to click on the images to see the larger versions -- this takes you to my SmugMug site which is readily navigable)

Partial Flowers

Closeups, with fabric backgrounds/surrounds. LED lighting.

Brooklyn Foam

In keeping with my ongoing filter theme.

Original:




Filtered:

Red Hook Water Treatment Plant

Two different filter sets.