Lehmann Maupin
540 West 26th Street, 212-255-2923
Chelsea
February 17 - March 24, 2007
Reception: Saturday, February 17, 6 - 8 PM
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An extension of his drawings, collages and video sculptures, the exhibition will consist of large aluminum wall panels of unprecedented scale evoking the same spontaneity as his works on paper. As if magnifications of stop-motion photographs, the forms are reminiscent of liquid the moment it splatters on a surface.
These new works are a collision between painting and video, with Oursler continuing to innovatively employ sculpture, performance, video and painting. His use of laser-cut aluminum for the first time allows for dynamic new shapes and the insertion of videos, which have been pinched and pulled via computer manipulation to fit within the splatter forms. Exploring the ways that media affects the human psyche is a constant theme in Oursler’s work, and here, the mixing of morphed videos, muffled sounds and odd forms engages the viewer in sometimes disturbing ways.