Not satisfied with the results of the paintings he was trying to create based on the microscopic viral world, Charles Clary decided to move away from the two dimensional medium and experiment with other materials. He eventually discovered that he could achieve the desired results by hand-cutting and layering paper shapes. Using a paper made specifically for scrapbooking, he cuts up to 4,000 sheets of paper and 14,000 polystyrene spacers for each vividly colored installation. Clary’s intent is for the reliefs to look like they are growing, out of control, contaminating surfaces and taking over the space they inhabit. Mission accomplished.
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The things artists make, the lengths to which they will go to make those things, and the myriad of ideas, never ceases to amaze me !
Wow I love it. This is the sort of thing I would love to make, espically as I have heaps of paper about just waiting to be used. What are the acrylic spacers though and where can one get them? I just have foam pads which are useful but are only in black or white which from the side interrupts the colour gradients.
Hey Avril,
The spacers are made from tubes of polystyrene and are kinda hard to find. I actually bought out midwest products b/c they were discontinuing the clear ones that they made. Thanks for all your wonderful comments!
OOOoooh a reply from the man himself. I’m impressed. I might just have to stick with foam dots while I practice. I’m so going for 3D jellyfish.