Vincent Fecteau Exhibition
Matthew Marks Gallery 523 W 24th St.
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Vincent Fecteau's exhibition consist of eight new painted papier-mâché sculptures.
For these works, Fecteau began by applying papier-mâché to a semi-inflated beach ball, which he then manipulated and removed from the cavity of each work. The works have similar looking curves because of their shared beginnings, however each piece has been worked into an entirely new form. Each sculpture sits on a pedestal and is made without preparatory drawings; they are his largest sculptures to date. Painted in unusual colors, sometimes offset against fields of black or white, the works are beautiful, though never in a conventional way. The eight sculptures in this series were completed in 2008 and first shown in a one-person exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.
With their incongruous forms, unnerving color schemes and various other unsettling elements, Fecteau’s meticulous handmade sculptures belie the many formal decisions made by the artist in completing each work. Working slowly, he produces a small number of sculptures every few years and very often, the deadlines imposed by exhibition schedules are the only way he is able to justify calling the works “finished”. He has said of his working process, “I like to work on a group of pieces all at the same time, spending long periods just staring at things and trying to activate or access a feeling that somehow relates to what I’m trying to make. …When I’m open to things but not fixed on an objective is when I’m most likely to discover a connection that helps a piece feel more resolved.”
Vincent Fecteau (b. 1969) lives in San Francisco.
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Schedule
from September 10, 2009 to October 24, 2009