http://www.spencerfinch.com/om/
It’s been a long time since I’ve discovered something that truly inspired me. When I look at Spencer Finch’s work I feel like a kid in art school again. I was obsessed with Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and many more of similar ilks. What Finch does with lighting, drawing and sculpture has a familiar thread. There’s humor but it’s still powerful and life changing.
A colleague at work sent me this link and she absolutely made my day. I love some of the critic’s comments on the Information page.
“As Finch is fascinated with the interaction of the physiological and the psychological aspects of perception, the way our inner world casts a veil over the outer, it makes sense that he would travel thousands of miles to make a work that explored the tiniest details of his hotel room.
It’s been a long time since I’ve discovered something that truly inspired me. When I look at Spencer Finch’s work I feel like a kid in art school again. I was obsessed with Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and many more of similar ilks. What Finch does with lighting, drawing and sculpture has a familiar thread. There’s humor but it’s still powerful and life changing.
A colleague at work sent me this link and she absolutely made my day. I love some of the critic’s comments on the Information page.
“As Finch is fascinated with the interaction of the physiological and the psychological aspects of perception, the way our inner world casts a veil over the outer, it makes sense that he would travel thousands of miles to make a work that explored the tiniest details of his hotel room.
excerpt from Charles LaBelle, Frieze pp. 66-69, May 2003”
or especially this one. . .
or especially this one. . .
"He is unafraid to inhabit the paradox that art exists in the play between language and perception. What many artists and theorists find unbearable, literally, the ‘speaking against itself’ implied in para-doxa, is for Finch less something to escape than the very condition necessary for his art practice.
excerpt from Saul Anton, Artforum, pp. 124-127, April 2001"
I find that paradox irresistible! Escape? Embrace!
Don’t miss. . .
Sky (Over Roswell, NM, 5/5/00, dusk) 2000, 48" x 76", rhinestones and acrylic on aluminum panel; shape is based on the artist's field of vision.
It’s so dreamy!
And . . .
Avalanche (K2) 1998, 48" x 76", glass mosaic and acrylic on wood.
Exquisite!
Sky (Over Coney Island, November 26th, 2004, 12:47pm. Southwest view over the Cyclone.) 2004, balloons, helium and string. Installation at Miami Beach. Violet balloons inflated inside cobalt balloons to precisely match the color of the sky over Coney Island.
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Times Square Boogie Woogie (02/10/06 8pm) 2006, 4'x4', fluorescent lights, filters. Detail view. This piece replicates the artificial light in Times Square at night.
I’m mad with creative energy now!
Which current artists inspire you?
