I hope you still remember Eugene Finney whose found object architecture inspired my entry concerning Glory at Sea. Also, I hope you still remember the show that will be featuring him at the Tufts University Art Gallery between December 4th and 21st. Well, not that you needed it, but here's one more reason to go to that show (and go to it on opening night):
Today, I met Daniel Phillips, the partner artist of that very same show. Daniel takes stills of his studio floor from a bird's eye view where he splays a disarray of found objects, recycled items, and salvaged materials across the floor, then loops the stills to create a moving collage of materials (using the floor as a canvas in itself). While Daniel (sometimes shown in frame) creates a nest out of his studio, you can see colored lights being set up across the floor, wooden materials coming together to show abstract structures, and a variety of materials displaying form without function.
It's pretty fascinating stuff, and Daniel noted that for the Tufts show, he will create a new studio space in which he will start another series of these birds-eye view video loops within the actual gallery. When seeing Daniel's method in person (which on the opening, I'm assuming will happen), it's very different than what is shown on screen - in fact, much more organized than I originally assumed. Visitors at Tufts will be able to experience his artistic planning and see it executed via a scaffolding that he will build over his faux-studio. It's also interesting that Eugene and Daniel signed up to show their works during the same period, and are the only artists showing their works in the two floor gallery space at Tufts during this period. I'm curious to see how it turns out.
In these artists' studio visits, I'm seeing a modest trend outlining a very childlike fascination with junk aesthetic, as if the artists are playing with their materials to see what becomes of them rather than striving for any specific form. There's this really unique convergence of minimalist structure and clutter (see: graffiti aesthetic).
I couldn't find any images of the correct Daniel Phillips' work, and am having trouble finding any examples of Eugene Finney's newest work, so above is a photograph I took last year in New York City.
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