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Michael DavisNauru2023
2023
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History has always informed my art practice. My early years were spend in a suburb of Los Angeles, Downey, CA. The epicenter of the US Space program in the 50’s 60’s and 70’s.
I was and am interesting in the atomic and most anything nuclear. The heady optimism of space age technology, rockets, atom bomb tests and mid-century design, Charles and Ray Emes in particular, occupy my thoughts then and their aftermath today. The Bikini tests thought out this period were big news. Today Rare Earth are the buss words. The world wide exploration for these materials will reshape our world. As in the past decades, industrial and cooperate interests are ready to exploit the “natural resources”.
The pacific Island Nations are one again in their site as they were during colonial expansion.
“Nauru” is an island country and micro-state in Micronesia-part of Oceania in the Central Pacific. The deep ocean floor surrounding this tiny nation contains large deposits of rare earth minerals. This artwork incorporates a 3D image of a section of this island nation with found imagery and cultural signifiers in a collage of gestural and formal abstractions, patterns and historic imagery. The colors and shapes create an elegant configuration rich in color, depth and interpretation.
- Creator:Michael Davis (1948, American)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 62.5 in (158.75 cm)Width: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palm Desert, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1666213716112
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