Artist
Sondra Arkin
Dual Views (Permutations Toward Infinity #301)
Date2013
MediumWax and shellac on dibond
Dimensions31 3/4 × 31 3/4 in. (80.6 × 80.6 cm)
Framed Size: 41 1/2 × 41 1/2 in. (105.4 × 105.4 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2014.002
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
- Office of Police Complaints (1400 I Street NW, 700)
DescriptionMaybe it was the memory of the burning of Zozobra that led Arkin to change her techniques to one that burned layers of shellac within the layers of wax. Much of her current work is created around a central concept of impermanence: that it can change relative to itself or an environment. For two-dimensional paintings, Arkin designed a flexible mounting system that allows presentation in any orientation (you can turn “Dual Views (Permutations Toward Infinity #301)” so that any side is up). By working in a modular format, frequently with sets that combine into an almost infinitely variable whole, the work resists ossification and invites a viewer to physically alter it.
