Charles Mary Kubricht / “The Figure is Always Ground”

Our exhibition for Fall 2011 is an installation by  Texas and New York based Artist, Charles Mary Kubricht, entitled “The Figure is Always Ground”.  The work, which covers four walls, the ceiling and the floor, features a painted dazzle, a form of nautical camouflage used, primarily, during the First World War.

Here’s an image, taken at an angle:

Here’s another image, taken more or less directly, of the same wall:

This one really requires a visit to fully comprehend, as the spacial/optical effects can only be experienced while standing in the room, in which the corners have seemed somewhat to disappear.

“The Figure is Always Ground” opens October 1st, between 6 and 8 Pm, and the exhibition will be on view through January 15th, 2011.

(Update: Here’s an interview with Charles Mary Kubricht, published at BOMBLOG in early 2012.)

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