in online exhibition Painterly
Corner Splat, 1993
From Wall Works
Painting in acrylic on mylar, mounted on a wall. Different configurations and sizes, each unique; installation size according to the wall. Limited to 20 paintings, with a signed and numbered certificate.
Richard Artschwager's Corner Splat editions ironically imitate Formica, an artificial, stale product of the industrial sector whose name has become part of the American mass culture vocabulary. By suggesting material and perspective in a “false” way, the Corner Splats are in the tradition of trompe l'oeil paintings. A hybrid of painting, sculpture and furniture, the edition confuses our understanding of the objects around us, creating real and imaginary spaces that are exceptions to the hegemonic rationality of everyday life in the West.
