Tara McPherson’s current solo exhibition Lost Constellations features a series of new paintings, drawings and sculptures. In the sculpture room, Tara chose to paint white stars on blue walls, mirroring the background in one of her paintings, to expand her theme and complement the pallet she used in this collection of work. We thought we’d share a few images of her process…
Here’s Tara putting final touches on her painting Evolution of Language, the piece that inspired her installation.
The paint Tara chose to use had to be a custom color match, in order to to achieve just the right atmosphere.
After a coat of paint in just the right shade of blue-green, dozens of white stars were applied on top, by hand.
High and low, floor to ceiling… more stars than you can normally see in our NYC skies, that’s for sure!
She had some help from her lovely assistant, too.
Here’s a detail shot…
Star gazing, contemplating her next step…
Can anybody spot the "big dipper" in there?…
After all that preparation, the real excitement began when Tara’s sculptures were installed. Created in full scale proportions, it was as if Tara’s characters came to life! Mr. Wiggles balloons were hung, suspended in air, and her series of SkullFlowers were arranged on pedestals. Please visit the gallery or click through the online show, and check out the celestial results in Lost Constellations, open through 3/22/2008!
