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-Tea Pots

 

I am drawn to architectural form and ornament spanning history and cultures. A persistent theme in my work has been industrial structures as containers or dwellings. The current "grain elevators" have a formal simplicity and starkness that call to mind a De Chirico painting where perspective and space are given a palpable sense of foreboding. To me, these forms are graphically strong and iconic in stature.

Working from photographs and drawings the flattened forms play with perspective and often make direct or oblique reference to the teapot. These structures are remnants housing memory and an abandoned sense of place and time. Projected onto the somewhat eroded surfaces are images/glimpses that are drawn, incised, etched. Hiding in shadow mummy-like vents act as stand-ins for handles or spouts often implying a human presence. Some are more playful variations on a theme and some more somber.

There is an unconventional beauty that draws me to these industrial forms and the urban landscape in general. I see them while riding the train, juxtaposed incongruously against beautiful ornamentation or standing alone against the horizon. Having grown up in Chicago, I have come to see these forms as our modern-day ruins both mysterious and evocative.


For more information on Prices, Availability, Commissions or Upcoming Shows please contact Lisa at 312.375.5420 or msnslab@aol.com

 

 


GRAIN ELEVATOR
10.5 X 6"


GRAIN ELEVATOR
"pas de deux"
10.5 X 6"


GRAIN ELEVATOR
"mirror twin"
10.5 X 6" FRONT


GRAIN ELEVATOR
"mirror twin"
10.5 X 6" BACK



GRAIN ELEVATOR
9.5 x 6"

 



GRAIN ELEVATOR
16 X 8"

 

Vessels/Boxes

10 X 8" SIDE 1

10 X 8" SIDE 2


9 X 7"


9 X 7"
   
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