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Mare 139

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Installation day 4- Dismantle and Reflect

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Today was a good day to be me. After a well deserved sleep I was back at work with my assistants dismantling and peeling back the protective skin off the installation. Several amazing things came forward, one was a square plane that reflected the exterior, this proved to be a good starting point for me as it also had a reflection from the interior window pane that suggested it was penetrating into the space. It also brought in the architectural scaffolding which I like. As we disassembled I decided to reassemble with a hardware that allowed me to keep the work as individual pieces rather than riveting them together, it also created open spaces that allowed for even more light to be absorbed. Once the skin was removed off the work it just lit the room up and absorbed it. We decided to end the day by completing the extension from the floor thru the wall into the next gallery and back, it works well as a spacer between the audience and the work but more importantly it reflects the installation beautifully. Tomorrow I will continue extending into the gallery space in unexpected ways and adding yet another secret effect to all this. I also have a lecture and presentation on NYC Graffiti history, the Outsides Project and the Process of this project. It should be really good as I am feeling rather reflective......

Posted on July 10, 2008 at 06:46 PM   |   Previous Entry   |   Next Entry   |   Entry List   |   Email Entry   |    Digg

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There are 11 total comments about this entry. The most recent comment was posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago...

wow! mare this is amazing.
looks truly breathtaking.....
can’t wait to see the final beauty in its finished glory.

your rocking the uk
xx

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 07:05 AM

Nice one! Wicked to see someone such as yourself coming over and dropping science!

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 08:10 AM

Looks sharp !  Gotta get down to see this

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 09:51 AM

Looking amazing man!! wish i could be there to see it in person. good luck with the rest of it.

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 09:58 AM

Nice concept bro.

Will your lecture be available in print?

GD

Posted by GraphicDeclaration on July 11, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Hey Mare- This work is mind blowing!  The architectural feeling is beautiful, sorta reminiscent of Gehry’s work.  Looking forward to seeing this large-scale work in person.  Congrats!  Oh, and also like your shaved head smile I didn’t recognize you at first in the pics…

Posted by Saint Agnes on July 11, 2008 at 01:35 PM

Mare...great work. Like Sagnes said..."very Gehry”...but the best part of it is it has graff soul to it. As always...clean and outlandish...dope.

Peace...and good luck with the rest of it

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 03:38 PM

yo yo yo. mare. looking good. Like the new look in both your artwork and your shaved head!

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 06:03 PM

the (for real)new yorican style marches on

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 07:27 PM

dude it’s so alienesque(da movie)it’s like the work is spilling it’s own blood holmes.

Posted by  on July 11, 2008 at 07:30 PM

ITS PHAT! WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY...AMAZING AS ALWAYS HOW WE DO...CONGRATS!

PS WHAT METAL IS THAT?

Posted by KEL1ST on July 12, 2008 at 02:39 AM

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