ASTERISCUS III is a continuing exploration of the form of the Asterisk. The hexagon is the organizing construct that holds it all together. There are 49 asterisks. Making each one was like making a separate piece of art unto itself (see details below). My body being so out of balance has been difficult so making this piece was a way of helping me be psychologically balanced. In this piece in addition to the perimeter being cut out, the interior triangles in white are also cut out.
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ASTERISCUS III, 2021 uv cured inkjet on cnc cut acrylic mounted to composite aluminum panel dimensions variable 54.5″h x 41.75″w, edition of 3
Living with a lifelong passion for Geometry and year-long isolation from the devastating pandemic Covid, artist and curator Mark Starel of Warsaw Poland brought the two together (geometry & mask) with his newest exhibit COVIMETRY.
Today human survival is dependent upon our using an “antivirus” mask covering our most noted communication tool, our mouths, along with noses and much of our face. The mask has hindered our ability to read others expressions and feelings. By adopting the mask as a template and canvas, it now becomes a form for expression- even if just a fragment of a bigger picture of our times metaphorically.
Starel also brought together over 300 artists, uniting continents and likeminded geo-zealots. His intention is to grow the exhibit until it reaches 1000 artists, representing every country as a global community. Different artistic strategies are conveyed, exploring the shape and structure of the mask through the inclusion of a variety of media, styles and techniques that allow for contemporary notions of how geometry is being investigated today.
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My Entry
How I tackled my entry was to look at the hexagon and how it might fit in relation to the shape of the mask. I had just finished the artwork CIRCULUX I, a celebration of spinning circles at the corner points and centers of hexagons. Superimposing CIRCULUX I on top of the mask, I aligned two sides of the hexagon with the side corners while centering a hexagon between them. The V rests on top of the central hexagon locking it’s geometry to that of the mask.
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CIRCULUX I, 2021 uv cured inkjet on cnc cut acrylic mounted to composite aluminum dimensions variable (42.75″h x 48″w), edition of 3
My favorite geometric shapes are the circle and the hexagon. They are highly efficient. Here, I combine them in a symbiotic arrangement. The circles become spinning axis’s as it’s parts come alive in an abstracted metabolic process.
