Flow - 12192018

Acrylic and corten steel on wood panel with carved indentation.

72x48x2.50"

Laser-cut oxidized corten steel figures are mounted 1 inch off the surface of the acrylic-painted, cradled 36x48 inch wood panel. I think of these human figures as an irregularly shaped canvas on which to explore abstract expressions using natural oxidizing processes. The gold design line running across this work is based on the Mississippi River as it flows past Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The green patina is from copper particles in acrylic paint oxidized after being applied to the surface of the artwork.