"High Pass Gray" by Michael DesRosiers Mixed-Media on MDF Panel (2022)

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Artist Michael DesRosiers creates paintings, mixed-media works, and welded aluminum sculptures. Noted for his ability with color, DesRosiers' non-objective art … Read more Artist Michael DesRosiers creates paintings, mixed-media works, and welded aluminum sculptures. Noted for his ability with color, DesRosiers' non-objective art is as in tune with nature as it is with the complexities of the human psyche. This artist has spent decades in the studio refining his unique sensibility, one that combines the authenticity of the abstract idiom with the emotional impact of vivid color. His work has been widely exhibited in galleries and at international art fairs.

DesRosiers begins this mixed-media work by preparing a 60-inch by 60-inch by 3-inch MDF panel, applying multiple coats of acrylic paint. He then creates painted and printed sheets of paper, each featuring complex patterns and colors. Using these unique proprietary materials as a foundation for the composition, DesRosiers interlocks selected pieces, often applying intermediate glazes of translucent paint and burnishing each layer to the next. The final result is a seamless image that transcends its components. To complete the piece, multiple coats of MSA varnish are applied for both performance and protection.

“High Pass Gray” is a compilation of boulder like elements, reflecting an almost geological formation of gray, blackened silver, sulfur, and white. A voluminous deposit of silver overworked with black and frosted with white is the central focus of the composition, while other ephemeral white marks drift across parts of the composition imparting the sense of a high-altitude mist, fog, or even a light snowfall. Fragile white lines crisscross a striated band of gray and sulfur running across the top of the work, further emphasizing the landscape metaphor inherent in this work. The artwork is intentionally unframed. The dripped edges not only record the history of the piece but also serve as the transition between the work and the wall.

This mixed-media work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Simple installation instructions will also be included. See less