{"id":6496,"date":"2014-05-23T21:56:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2014-09-22T16:54:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T14:54:38","slug":"graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Collins, car glasses and Frank Stella saying that what you see is what you see"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/1-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"G. Collins, &quot;Park Slope Food Coop VI,&quot; 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 179.1 x 125.7 cm\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6497\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6497'>\n\t\t\t\tG. Collins, &#8220;Park Slope Food Coop VI,&#8221; 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 179.1 x 125.7 cm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/gc-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gc-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Graham Collins, Harbor Freight, 2014, Spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 223,5 x 144,8 cm. Courtesy of Luce Gallery.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6501\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6501'>\n\t\t\t\tGraham Collins, Harbor Freight, 2014, Spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 223,5 x 144,8 cm. Courtesy of Luce Gallery.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/2-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"G. Collins, Park Slope Food Coop V, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 160 x 116.8 cm\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6498\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6498'>\n\t\t\t\tG. Collins, Park Slope Food Coop V, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 160 x 116.8 cm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/3-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"G. Collins, Death of a Naturalist, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 139.7 x 99.1 cm\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6499\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6499'>\n\t\t\t\tG. Collins, Death of a Naturalist, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 139.7 x 99.1 cm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/05\/23\/graham-collins-car-glasses-and-frank-stella-saying-that-what-you-see-is-what-you-see\/4-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"111\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"G. Collins, Mallo Cup, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 162.6 x 113 cm\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6500\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6500'>\n\t\t\t\tG. Collins, Mallo Cup, 2013, spray enamel on canvas, reclaimed wood, glass, window tint, 162.6 x 113 cm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New York based Graham Collins makes works that have reflective surface, reclaimed glasses from cars and other industrial materials. The result plays around the juxtaposition of organic and inorganic, painting and sculpture, transparencies and contrast. Past shows include \u201cShadetree Mechanic\u201d at Soloway \u2013 an artist run space in Brooklyn \u2013 and a group exhibition at Rachel Uffner Gallery along with Samara Golden and David Wojnarowicz. Currently he is part of a group show at Luce Gallery, Turin along with Ethank Cook, Nick Darmstaedter, Brendan Lynch and Chris Succo (until 14 June).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Collins has a BFA from Corcoran College of Art in D.C., just like Sam Moyer. He says about his work \u00abthe tinted monochromes are an attempt to combine my appreciation of normative craft forms, specifically woodworking and DIY window tinting, with my love for abstract art\u00bb. \u201cWhat you see is what you see\u201d once said Frank Stella. And Collins seems to be familiar with that principle very well indeed&#8230; but, as we know, no software no party.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York based Graham Collins makes works that have reflective surface, reclaimed glasses from cars and other industrial materials. 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