Spencer Finch

July 14, 2010 | by ellie

“Pacific Ocean, Noosa, Australia, April 1, 2008 (afternoon effect),” 2009, watercolor on paper
part of an ongoing series based on observations of various bodies of water at different times of day under changing light conditions

“Abecedary (Nabokov’s Theory of a Colored Alphabet applied to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle),” 2004, ink and watercolor on paper

“CIE 529/418 (candlelight),” 2007, sandblasted glass
This installation shifts the color of the exterior sunlight to the color of candlelight inside the gallery.

“102 Colors from My Dreams,” 2002, 102 drawings, ink on paper
Colors from a dream diary kept over the course of two years.

“Crevasse (Fox Glacier, April 8th, 2008, 2:10pm),” 2008, filters and tape
This piece re-creates the color of the light in a crevasse on Fox Glacier in New Zealand.

You can read an interview with artist Spencer Finch on NY Arts. Images, titles, and descriptions are from Finch’s website.

7 Responses to “Spencer Finch”

Noodles and Waffles

July 14, 2010 at 9:06 am

wow. Spencer Finch’s work is amazing. Thanks for introducing me.

second storie

July 14, 2010 at 10:37 am

Yes, agreed. Thank you for sharing these incredible images!

Beth Dotolo

July 14, 2010 at 10:38 am

That rorschach style installation is amazing! thanks for brightening my morning…

Katie

July 14, 2010 at 1:15 pm

I literally gasped when I saw the first two images. Incredible! Thanks for the stupendous inspiration!

Jessie

July 16, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Ellie – have you seen his work on the High Line in NYC? (thehighline.org) It’s the most moving piece, done in the same style as his Candlelight piece you featured, only using different colors of pixels from photos he took of the Hudson River at different times of day. Beautiful. You must go if you haven’t already!