Scotch Light

Elise Ferguson

Scotch Light , 2012

Artwork Type: Paintings
Medium: Pigmented plaster on MDF panel
Dimensions: Composition: 24 in x 18 in
Accession #: 20202558
Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of University at Albany Foundation,
gift of anonymous
Related Exhibition:
Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections
Copyright: © Elise Ferguson
Object Label:
The abstract geometric painter
Elise Ferguson (b. 1964, American)
has said of her work, “I rely on
geometry as a language, but use it
intuitively. Once marks are made and
first colors chosen, the progression of
the composition becomes something
of a call and response. Step-by-step
things get improvisational, each new
gesture springing from the last. I work
until the image says stop...” Ferguson’s
improvisational process is exemplified
by the two works on view. Through a
calculated combination of painting and
sculptural materials, including metal,
pigmented plaster, and ink on MDF,
she realizes an illusory space of infinite
iterations and resolve.
Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections

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