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Al Taylor, Wave Theory with Fish Floats (Rough Side)

Al TaylorWave Theory with Fish Floats (Rough Side), 1998

Graphite, gouache, ink, and acrylic mica mortar on paper

13 7/8 x 22 3/4 in (35.2 x 57.8 cm) Framed: 20 5/8 x 29 1/4 in

About the artist

Although he began his studio practice as a painter, in 1985, Al Taylor (1948-1999) devised a unique and innovative approach to process and materials that encompassed two-dimensional works on paper and three-dimensional objects. Moving fluidly between media, he sought to expand the possibilities of vision by exploring new ways of experiencing and imagining space. His sculptures, which he thought of as "tools for vision," were usually fashioned out of unconventional materials, often employing humble and sometimes humorous elements. As he later wrote, though he moved away from painting in a traditional sense, the perspectival effects made possible by the medium continued to inform his practice: "This work isn’t at all about sculptural concerns; it comes from a flatter set of traditions. What I am really after is finding a way to make a group of drawings that you can look around. Like a pool player, I want to have all the angles covered." 1 Taylor was born in Springfield, Missouri, and received a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1970. He moved to New York later that year, where he would continue to live and work until his death, in 1999.

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