Artist:
Erik Zammitt
Title:
Untitled
Year:
2011
Adress:
Adams and Central
www.crala.org:
For this project Erik Zammitt wanted to create a positive organic energy for the residential entrance of the mixed use development. The project consists of twelve panels painstakingly handcrafted by the artist from hundreds of tiny plastic sections laminated to clear acrylic sheets adhered to the front windows that enclose the elevator lobby. The completed artwork functions like stained glass -- best viewed from the interior during the day when illuminated by the sun, and from the exterior at night when backlit internally.
Erik Zammitt: 'I want this work to transcend individual and cultural identities, and speak to the commonality in us all that takes pleasure in color on a visceral, non-verbal level. Color is very influential in our lives. We know this intuitively, but it is also being shown through scientific study that color affects our moods, thought processes, and actions. In an urban environment with scant nature to soothe the stresses of living, I think color can be used in a very positive way.'
www.ericzammitt.com:
My work alludes to the dynamics and interplay of dual elements; matter/energy, spirit/body, emotion/intellect. It is simultaneously about our Gestalt experience of the drama and beauty of creation, and our intellectual fascination with its parts and how they relate to create a whole.
One of the ways I find of expressing this interplay is by compounding complexes of patterned color into synergistic wholes. Color and pattern are primal to our history and survival. They touch parts of us that are archetypal, rooted in nature, and infinitely curious. I employ abstraction and minimalism as ways to bypass the literal and go directly to metaphor, emotion, and the ineffable. At the same time, like classical music, which integrates intellect and emotion, the works are based in structure, rhythm, and a form of logic.
The works are often associated with energy fields, music, quantum and string theory, weaving, land and seascapes, genetics, etc.
These 'paintings' are made of tens of thousands of solid bits of colored acrylic plastic glued together, sanded and polished. They are laminated into cohesive panels through an intensive process of layering, slicing, and reassembly. This process is followed by wet-sanding and polishing. For me, colored acrylic plastic is simply paint, but in solid form, and my 'brushes' are the bandsaw, table saw, and glue.
www.d2art.com:
Eric Zammitt is a Los Angeles based artist who focuses on sculpture. He has been showing his geometric wall sculptures made of colorful acrylic plastic and that are often associated with light, music, mosaics, energy fields, and quantum theories, across the US, Korea, and Japan. His sculptures are in numerous public and private collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.
For this project Erik Zammitt wanted to create a positive organic energy for the residential entrance of the mixed use development. The project consists of twelve panels painstakingly handcrafted by the artist from hundreds of tiny plastic sections laminated to clear acrylic sheets adhered to the front windows that enclose the elevator lobby. The completed artwork functions like stained glass -- best viewed from the interior during the day when illuminated by the sun, and from the exterior at night when backlit internally.
Erik Zammitt: 'I want this work to transcend individual and cultural identities, and speak to the commonality in us all that takes pleasure in color on a visceral, non-verbal level. Color is very influential in our lives. We know this intuitively, but it is also being shown through scientific study that color affects our moods, thought processes, and actions. In an urban environment with scant nature to soothe the stresses of living, I think color can be used in a very positive way.'
www.ericzammitt.com:
My work alludes to the dynamics and interplay of dual elements; matter/energy, spirit/body, emotion/intellect. It is simultaneously about our Gestalt experience of the drama and beauty of creation, and our intellectual fascination with its parts and how they relate to create a whole.
One of the ways I find of expressing this interplay is by compounding complexes of patterned color into synergistic wholes. Color and pattern are primal to our history and survival. They touch parts of us that are archetypal, rooted in nature, and infinitely curious. I employ abstraction and minimalism as ways to bypass the literal and go directly to metaphor, emotion, and the ineffable. At the same time, like classical music, which integrates intellect and emotion, the works are based in structure, rhythm, and a form of logic.
The works are often associated with energy fields, music, quantum and string theory, weaving, land and seascapes, genetics, etc.
These 'paintings' are made of tens of thousands of solid bits of colored acrylic plastic glued together, sanded and polished. They are laminated into cohesive panels through an intensive process of layering, slicing, and reassembly. This process is followed by wet-sanding and polishing. For me, colored acrylic plastic is simply paint, but in solid form, and my 'brushes' are the bandsaw, table saw, and glue.
www.d2art.com:
Eric Zammitt is a Los Angeles based artist who focuses on sculpture. He has been showing his geometric wall sculptures made of colorful acrylic plastic and that are often associated with light, music, mosaics, energy fields, and quantum theories, across the US, Korea, and Japan. His sculptures are in numerous public and private collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.