Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screens, solvent transfers, oil paint, trims, 12 ft long x 4 ft wide each; stainless steel rings 6 ft. and 18 ft. in diameter, stainless steel cable suspension rigging with turnbuckles; steel posts 4x4 in. by 14 ft. high, steel bases 4x4 ft, concrete foundations.
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Homage to the 21 Taras
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Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Detail of cheesecloth veil with silk-screen, oil paint, vintage lace and trim.
Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Installation over time. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screens, solvent transfers, oil paint, trims, 12 ft long x 4 ft wide each.
Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Installation over time. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screens, solvent transfers, oil paint, trims, 12 ft long x 4 ft wide each.
Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screen, oil paint, trims and stainless steel rings 6 ft. and 18 ft. in diameter.
Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Installation over time. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screens, oil paint and trims.
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Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Installation over time. Cheesecloth veils with silk-screens, solvent transfers, oil paint, trims, 12 ft long x 4 ft wide each.
Homage to the 21 Taras 2006. Veils over time. Cheesecloth, solvent transfer, oil paint, 12 ft long x 4 ft wide each.
About the Work
"The valley spirit never dies; it is the woman, primal mother. Her gateway is the root of heaven and earth. It is like a veil barely seen. Use it; it will never fail." Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching, Six
Homage to the 21 Taras features a life size mandala, including a suspended 18-foot steel circle with hanging, transparent veils surrounding a 6-foot inner circle. The panels include ultrachrome photographs printed on fabric, stitched to organza and chiffon scrims with silk-screens of Tara, drawing 1997. Veils also include oil paint, graphite, text and site-specific photographs. Viewers enter Homage by stepping into the mandala, concentric circles of sacred space. A kinetic work, Homage moves with viewer interaction. The sculpture is suspended by steel tension cables, rigging and turnbuckles. This system allows the circles to bounce during interaction, performance and certain weather conditions in outdoor installations. The veils also flow as viewers walk into the sculpture or as wind blows through, creating a performative element.
