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Rooted

This installation is inspired by my response to the contradictory nature of the landscape in our area. The beauty of nature, including drawings of live oaks and other trees, is juxtaposed with dreary industrial forms that damage yet fulfill a necessary service to the region. Physical elements are fabricated from local material such as salvaged and recycled pine and cypress. By using negative shapes of nature I’m drawing attention to the liminal place they have in this context. The contrast of opposites is reinforced through juxtapositions: positive/negative, presence/absence, past/present, two-dimensional/three-dimensional, grounded/floating. I have also inserted small elliptical drawings created by my wife, who referenced sketches by my grandfather, mounted on the walls. My grandfather was an architect and naturalist, who worked in Georgia and Tennessee. Since I am from Ohio, having both northern and southern roots in my family, this is my way of showing connections between the two.

Thank you to my wife Cynthia Giachetti, for your love, support, vision and hard work on this project.

Thank you to the CAC for this opportunity to work on a large scale two and three dimensional installation and for their support.

Thank you to the Joan Mitchell Center for allowing us to reside at their center during our installation and for their generous hospitality and support.

Media:

Wood, metal, charcoal, ink, graphite, paint (sculptures)

Charcoal, graphite (wall drawings)

2011- 12

Emerge Gallery, CAC New Orleans
charcoal, wall
elliptical space: 31' x 16' x 20' high
2012
Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans
cypress wood, metal, ink, charcoal, paint, metal
variable; space eliptical shape approx: 31' x 16' x 20' high
2013
Emerge Gallery, CAC New Orleans
cypress wood, metal, ink, charcoal, paint, metal
variable; space eliptical shape approx: 31' x 16' x 20' high
2012
"Rooted" Exhibition Emerge Gallery Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
cypress wood, metal, ink, charcoal, paint, metal
variable; space eliptical shape approx: 31' x 16' x 20' high
2012
Reliquary box with panels
acrylic paint,wood,ink
variable sizes
2013
Reliquary Box
Acrylic paint, wood with ink, acrylic paintings on wood panels inside.
17" x 14" x 8"
2013
Reliquary Box
Acrylic paint, wood with ink, acrylic paintings on wood panels inside.
17" x 14" x 8"
2013
Collaborative Art Installation at LSU Museum of Art Exhibition "Uniquely Louisiana"
porcelain,handmade glaze,wood,paint
variable; wall size 10' x 15' x 2'
2012
"Uniquely Louisiana" Exhibition at the LSU Museum of Art
porcelain,handmade glaze,wood,paint
detail
2012
Bellevue Arts Museum
charcoal, conte, paper
22" x 30"
2012
Bellevue Arts Museum
wood, ceramic(porcelain, glaze), metal, acrylic paint, rust, light, shadow
2012
Bellevue Arts Museum
wood, ceramic(porcelain, glaze), metal, acrylic paint, rust, light, shadow
2012
Installation of New Work 2012
wood,paint,paper,ink,graphite
2012
LSU Museum of Art
wood,paint,graphite
30" x 16" x 16"
2012
Artwork Assemblage/Construction
wood,paint,graphite,ink,plaster
60" x 24" x 24"
2012
Slumped Drop
wood, ink
36" x 40" x 24"
2012
Installation of Work in Faculty Exhibit
wood, metal,paint,paper, graphite, ink, etc.
2012
The Long Arm
wood, acrylic and oil paint, paper, stamps, nails, metal
55" x 42" x 10"
2012