Modern Fuel Gallery, 2008,
mf façade model as a Légaré painting,
related mf models, installations and ink jet prints,
state of flux gallery
-to position myself in the space and unable to travel to the Modern Fuel Gallery in advance,
for the making of this work, I visited their website, discovering their image of the facade, their namesake.
MF Foiled_078, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11″
MF Foiled_079, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11
MF Model 2, Projected 034, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11″
MF Model 2 with Found Light 173, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11″
-the cut mf shadow becomes the base model for mf as a légaré painting.
Modern Fuel as a Légaré Painting 277, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11″
Modern Fuel as a Légaré Painting with Flame 082, 2008, ink jet print, 8½” x 11″
-an aspect of the Modern Fuel/Gas building’s history (circa early 1800’s) and the model reminded me of the work of Joseph Légaré.
A Quebec artist working at a similar time period to that of the MF building‘s construction,
Légaré painted the iconic works, Fire in the Saint-Jean Quarter, Seen Looking Westward and L’Incendie du quartier Saint-Roch, both1845.
–and the beginning of a ten year involvement,
mf façade as a Légaré painting, one section from the matchbox accordion multiple, 2008
Modern Fuel as a Légaré Painting, 2008, matchbox and ink jet prints, variable size
MF Facade_Red Brick Model , 2008
installation view of the mf facade repeat and mf as brancusi balloon studio
