"Eroded Black" by Artist Michael DesRosiers Polymer Paint and Mixed-Media on Canvas (2019)

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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 32 inches by 64 inches by 2.75 inches canvas panel, applying multiple coats of acrylic paint. He then creates painted and printed sheets of paper, each featuring complex patterns in black and white. 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 together one to the next. The 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.

“Eroded Black” is based on an attenuated black formation that stands starkly against a white background that features fragile white and gray tracings of an almost forgotten landscape, something akin to a geological record of a faded terrain, a fragile recording of another time and place. As robust and permanent as the dominant black configuration seems to be, there is already evidence of its eventual dismemberment. Eroded Black’s permanence is questioned in the present moment as if the ever-present background is forecasting its future. 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