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Medium: Pigment
Artist: Michael Davis
Palabora Mine, South Africa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
I begin each artwork with research. I navigate the Landsat archived images or mining
operations world-wide. The collection or images is curated to those which share a similar
visual ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
Rio Tinto Mine, Madagascar (Rare Earth)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
While navigating Landsat records of Earth's land surfaces from space I discovered large areas of disturbed landscapes. These were immense open pit mines at numerous locations worldwide, many of which were Rare Earth mines or REEs.
A digital image of a rare earth mine in Madagascar in combination with Landsat imagery, vintage damask wallpaper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Multi-National LLC’s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
LLC and mining operation being bought up at an alarming rate by international consortiums.
The Rare Earth artworks grew out of my investigative research in 2009 while working on a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) application. That resulted in a body of work titled “Imagos”– photo/journalism images that capture a moment in history and immediately place the viewer at that moment in time.
While navigating Landsat records of Earth's land surfaces from space I discovered large areas of disturbed landscapes. These were immense open pit mines at numerous locations world wide, many of which were Rare Earth mines or REEs. The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one hand these elements are in extremely high demand and necessary for electric vehicles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Esmeralda Mine, (Rare Earth), NV
Located in Palm Desert, CA
I began to incorporate these Landsat images into a new body of work titled "Rare Earth." Each Rare Earth artwork includes an archival image of a specific mine rendered in classic 3D (anaglyph) off-registration referencing mid-century exuberant optimism, geopolitical history, cultural signifiers, symbolic design patterns and phenomena
The formal and elegant composition belies the actual relationship of the cause and effect of rare earth mining.
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The Rare Earth artworks grew out of my investigative research in 2009 while working on a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) application. That resulted in a body of work titled “Imagos”– photo/journalism images that capture a moment in history and immediately place the viewer at that moment in time.
While navigating Landsat records of Earth's land surfaces from space I discovered large areas of disturbed landscapes. These were immense open pit mines at numerous locations world wide, many of which were Rare Earth mines or REEs. The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one hand these elements are in extremely high demand and necessary for electric vehicles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ryan Mine, (Rare Earth) Death Valley
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one hand these elements are in extremely high demand and necessary for electric vehicles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bayan Mine, China abstract print
Located in Palm Desert, CA
They are built from a collection of found materials, fabrics, wallpapers, digital imagery,
paint and precious metals. The digital Landsat image is positioned in juxtaposition to the
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bayan Mine, China
Located in Palm Desert, CA
They are built from a collection of found materials, fabrics, wallpapers, digital imagery,
paint and precious metals. The digital Landsat image is positioned in juxtaposition to the
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"What is it About Old Men and Flowers?" (quoted from artist Richard Turner)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Quote from RT on style subject matter.
From the model image the actual artwork evolves in the studio. What was once a model
is now a reference. The act of making, testing material compatibility, critical evaluation,
chance, gesture and the Illuminating accident often shift the final concept. Ine artwork
has a lite of its own.
The Rare Earth artworks grew out of my investigative research in 2009 while working on a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) application. That resulted in a body of work titled “Imagos”– photo/journalism images that capture a moment in history and immediately place the viewer at that moment in time.
While navigating Landsat records of Earth's land surfaces from space I discovered large areas of disturbed landscapes. These were immense open pit mines at numerous locations world wide, many of which were Rare Earth mines or REEs. The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one hand these elements are in extremely high demand and necessary for electric vehicles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pigment Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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