Untitled (2005-2)

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Untitled (2005-2)

United States, 2005
Sculpture; assemblages
Acrylic polyurethane on milled aluminum
24 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. (61.60 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm)
Gift of the Paul Rusconi Collection (M.2005.80.2)
Contemporary Art
Not currently on public view

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Since the mid-1990s, Roy Thurston—who early in his career worked as an assistant for James Turrell—has painted on metal, usually aluminum....
Since the mid-1990s, Roy Thurston—who early in his career worked as an assistant for James Turrell—has painted on metal, usually aluminum. He painstakingly milled the metal surface of Untitled (2005-2) by hand before painting it with acrylic polyurethane, chosen for its absolute clarity (as opposed to the slightly yellowish tone of so-called clear lacquer). Thurston typically burnished his polyurethane paintings to create energized surfaces that reflect and refract light in different ways as the viewer moves around them.

Exhibition label: Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2021, Carol S. Eliel.
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Bibliography

  • Eliel, Carol, editor. Light, Space, Surface: Art from Southern California. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2021.