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JPW3 and Sara Gernsbacher
Igloo stack in blue and black
The multimedia works of Patrick Walsh, aka JPW3, emerge from a process of scavenging: he reclaims and reinvents materials, often translating them into unexpected formats. These candles,made in collaboration with Sara Gernsbacher, are from repurposed wax, which becomes a canvas-like surface for abstract oil pastel transfers. Wax has long been a cornerstone of the artist's practice, specifically for its indexical potential and its implicit connotations of time. The candles bear imagery similar to his paintings, displaced into an ephemeral context: works of art with wicks, which invite their own destruction.
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Artist
JPW3 and Sara Gernsbacher
Material
Wax, oil pastel transfer, and cotton wick
Contributing Gallery
Night Gallery
Date
2020
Dimensions
6 in × 3.5 in × 4 in
15.24 cm × 8.89 cm × 10.16 cm
ID
nightjpw302-ind01
Image credit: Courtesy of Night Gallery
Igloo stack in blue and black, 2020
6 in × 3.5 in × 4 in
Wax, oil pastel transfer, and cotton wick
Night Gallery
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The multimedia works of Patrick Walsh, aka JPW3, emerge from a process of scavenging: he reclaims and reinvents materials, often translating them into unexpected formats. These candles,made in collaboration with Sara Gernsbacher, are from repurposed wax, which becomes a canvas-like surface for abstract oil pastel transfers. Wax has long been a cornerstone of the artist's practice, specifically for its indexical potential and its implicit connotations of time. The candles bear imagery similar to his paintings, displaced into an ephemeral context: works of art with wicks, which invite their own destruction.
