Rust and Redox

The first two ARCHEMY shows used elements of the Periodic Table and iron filings to make visible the invisible force fields around magnets.  The works on paper in Rust and Redox begin to explore chemical reactions.  All chemistry is based on the interplay of electrons between elemental atoms.  One example is oxidation, the reaction whereby iron loses electrons and combines with oxygen to form rust.  Reduction is the opposite reaction where atoms gain electrons such as copper sulfate reacting with iron to form copper metal or silver nitrate reacting with copper to form metallic silver. The artworks in this show combine elements such as iron, copper, silver, and sulfur with chemicals made from them by redox reactions. They are abstract works that capture the dynamism of chemical reactions as an allegory of the metamorphoses that occur when fields collide. Rust and Redox works have been shown in solo shows at the Brookline Arts Center and InTeaHouse in Cambridge MA.

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Cyclotron

Rust and Redox

Gradient

Cloud Chamber

Graphene

Twisted Graphene

Floating Graphene

Crowns of Thorns