“Public play” was called for: asking people to step into this booth for 2 minutes of floating butterflies blowing around at GE Galeria, Monterrey Mexico, by Erika Harrsch. This neat and, yes, playful exhibition was probably the most engaging work at Volta art fair.
In an on trend moment, the butterflies (which) I thought were made of trash) are made of currency. Currency appearing folded, printed on, or painted all over the fairs.
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| Mist (Timeline) 3 (2011), Ryan Wallace |
Another favorite from Pulse, Ryan Wallace’s large violet collage at Morgan Lehman’s booth, led me to do some research on the artist this morning.
I thought the painting/mixed media piece was nicely framed by the white Still Lifes on either side at Pulse, and I loved the subtle variations in tone of the work up close. His materials are really nicely integrated, and the end product very finished and smooth. But…
…his artist statement gave me a terrible case of the giggles:
“I am inspired by both the genius and the crackpot, the elegance of the universe and Tron.“
Suddenly all I could think of was Charlie Sheen.
I love your aesthetic. I love the layering and the subtle colors. I love the richness of the textures and chaos your work approaches. I love the conflation of mediums. I love the active nature of scratching on the photographic prints.
Let’s make art-babies.
