Can you experience a painting? Continuing the legacy of innovative artists like Sam Gilliam, who mad
Can you experience a painting? Continuing the legacy of innovative artists like Sam Gilliam, who made the radical act of draping rather than stretching a canvas, Eric N. Mack’s work explores the sculptural and relational potential of painting, as something to be experienced in space and time. Suspended the length and width of the the gallery, Seat Pleasant encourages visitors to walk alongside and around the work, taking it in at different intervals and angles. Consisting of dye on a gauzy canvas fabric, at points you can even see right through painting. Posted by Ashley JamesSeat Pleasant, 2019. Dye on cotton, with rope and pins, accompanied by a fan. Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room, January 11—July 7, 2019. Photos: Jonathan Dorado -- source link
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