CHRISTOPHER STOUT

 

Christopher Stout | BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY Installation Views, 2010
Artist Notes: Here is the initial round of installation views of BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY showing the engagement between the element paintings as communicated through grid relation and negative space.

 

Christopher Stout. BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY (Installation Example One), 2009. 8’5”x17’5” (101”x209”): comprised of sixteen 20”x20” monochrome paintings (4 black, 4 white, 4 gold, 4 gray); industrial papier-mâché produced from cement and shredded corporate financial documents, and finished with oil and varnish washes; supported by wire framing and mounted on canvas on board. “BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY,” New York.

Theme Explored: Societal constructs.

 

 

Christopher Stout. BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY (Installation Example Two), 2009. 9’8”x15’8” (116”x188”): comprised of seventeen 20”x20” monochrome paintings (4 black, 4 white, 4 gold, 5 gray); industrial papier-mâché produced from cement and shredded corporate financial documents, and finished with oil and varnish washes; supported by wire framing and mounted on canvas on board. “BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY,” New York.

Theme Explored: Societal constructs.

 

 

Christopher Stout. BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY (Installation Example Three), 2009. 11’8”x17’8” (140”x212”): comprised of nineteen 20”x20” monochrome paintings (6 black, 4 white, 4 gold, 5 gray); industrial papier-mâché produced from cement and shredded corporate financial documents, and finished with oil and varnish washes; supported by wire framing and mounted on canvas on board. “BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY,” New York.

Theme Explored: Societal constructs.

 

 

Christopher Stout. BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY (Installation Example Four), 2009. 9’8”x12’5” (116”x149”): comprised of sixteen 20”x20” monochrome paintings (4 black, 4 white, 4 gold, 4 gray); industrial papier-mâché produced from cement and shredded corporate financial documents, and finished with oil and varnish washes; supported by wire framing and mounted on canvas on board. “BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY,” New York.

Theme Explored: Societal constructs.

Artist Note: There is a rather prominent crucifix within the framework of BWGG installation four… a primitive crucifix comprised of gilded shredded corporate documents and cement shrouded on linen on wooden board. The metaphors are endless. Realizing this installation concept is perhaps one of my happiest moments of 2009.

 

Christopher Stout. BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY (Installation Example Five), 2009. 13’8”x12’6” (164”x150”): comprised of twenty-four 20”x20” monochrome paintings (6 black, 6 white, 6 gold, 6 gray); industrial papier-mâché produced from cement and shredded corporate financial documents, and finished with oil and varnish washes; supported by wire framing and mounted on canvas on board. “BLACK WHITE GOLD GRAY,” New York.

Theme Explored: Societal constructs.

 

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