Surface Study No. 2, Converging and Dissipating Spirals
Collection: Houston Airport System (HAS)
1983
Crushed brink and pastel on paper
Location:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
2800 N Terminal Rd
Houston, TX 77032
About the Artwork:
Surface Study No. 2, Converging and Dissipating Spirals (1983)
by Mel Chin
Mel Chin, born in Houston in 1951, is a multi-disciplinary artist who has received the MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Capital Grant, and more. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of North Carolina, Green Mountain College, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Rhode Island School of Design, and his artworks are in the public collections of the Birmingham Museum, New York Public Library, Menil Collection, and more. Here is one of his mixed media artworks, which is when an artwork is made with more than one medium or material, that measures three-and-a-half feet high, nearly seven feet wide, and three inches deep. It is made of crushed brick colored with pastels and placed on paper. The image is of a spiral which, according to the title, is converging, or meeting at a point, and dissipating, or scattering, at the same time. Note how the ends of the spiral are splitting while the center meets at the intersection of two blue lines. The title also labels this artwork as a study which, in art, is an artwork done in preparation for a finished piece or simply as a creative exercise. What do you think Chin was preparing for or studying?
Estudio de Superficies n.º 2, Espirales Convergentes y Disipándoses(1983)
por Mel Chin
Mel Chin, nacido en Houston en 1951, es un artista multidisciplinario que ha recibido la Beca MacArthur, la Beca Guggenheim, la subvención de Creative Capital, y más. Ha sido investido con doctorados honoris causa por la University of North Carolina, el Green Mountain College, el Maryland Institute College of Art, y la Rhode Island School of Design, y sus obras forman parte de las colecciones públicas del Birmingham Museum, la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York, la Colección Menil, y más. Aquí se presenta una de sus obras de técnica mixta, cuando una obra de arte es hecha con más de un medio o material, la cual mide tres pies y medio de alto, casi siete pies de ancho, y tres pulgadas de profundidad. Está hecha de ladrillo triturado coloreado con pasteles y dispuesto sobre papel. La imagen representa una espiral que, según el título, converge, o se encuentra en un punto, y se disipa, o se dispersa, simultáneamente. Observe cómo los extremos de la espiral se bifurcan mientras que el centro confluye en la intersección de dos líneas azules. El título también califica esta obra como un estudio que, en el contexto de arte, designa una obra realizada como preparación para una obra definitiva o simplemente como un ejercicio creativo. ¿Qué cree usted que Chin estaba preparando para o estudiando?
Surface Study No. 2, Converging and Dissipating Spirals (1983)
by Mel Chin
Mel Chin, born in Houston in 1951, is a multi-disciplinary artist who has received the MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Capital Grant, and more. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of North Carolina, Green Mountain College, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Rhode Island School of Design, and his artworks are in the public collections of the Birmingham Museum, New York Public Library, Menil Collection, and more. Here is one of his mixed media artworks, which is when an artwork is made with more than one medium or material, that measures three-and-a-half feet high, nearly seven feet wide, and three inches deep. It is made of crushed brick colored with pastels and placed on paper. The image is of a spiral which, according to the title, is converging, or meeting at a point, and dissipating, or scattering, at the same time. Note how the ends of the spiral are splitting while the center meets at the intersection of two blue lines. The title also labels this artwork as a study which, in art, is an artwork done in preparation for a finished piece or simply as a creative exercise. What do you think Chin was preparing for or studying?
Estudio de Superficies n.º 2, Espirales Convergentes y Disipándoses(1983)
por Mel Chin
Mel Chin, nacido en Houston en 1951, es un artista multidisciplinario que ha recibido la Beca MacArthur, la Beca Guggenheim, la subvención de Creative Capital, y más. Ha sido investido con doctorados honoris causa por la University of North Carolina, el Green Mountain College, el Maryland Institute College of Art, y la Rhode Island School of Design, y sus obras forman parte de las colecciones públicas del Birmingham Museum, la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York, la Colección Menil, y más. Aquí se presenta una de sus obras de técnica mixta, cuando una obra de arte es hecha con más de un medio o material, la cual mide tres pies y medio de alto, casi siete pies de ancho, y tres pulgadas de profundidad. Está hecha de ladrillo triturado coloreado con pasteles y dispuesto sobre papel. La imagen representa una espiral que, según el título, converge, o se encuentra en un punto, y se disipa, o se dispersa, simultáneamente. Observe cómo los extremos de la espiral se bifurcan mientras que el centro confluye en la intersección de dos líneas azules. El título también califica esta obra como un estudio que, en el contexto de arte, designa una obra realizada como preparación para una obra definitiva o simplemente como un ejercicio creativo. ¿Qué cree usted que Chin estaba preparando para o estudiando?