Client: Nancy Toomey Fine Art
Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
Completion date: 2021
Project Team
artist, creator, designer
Chris Natrop
Chris Natrop Studio
curator
Nancy Toomey
Nancy Toomey Fine Art
Overview
The “Reflector Specter” series is a continuation of my ongoing artistic exploration, seamlessly integrating elements from past cut paper projects into innovative sculptural manfestations. By extracting and digitally transforming the outlines of knife cuts from earlier pieces, these forms are reimagined and crafted anew, breathing life into fresh iterations of art. Reflector Specter comprises a collection of wall-mounted sculptures that trace their origins back to original cut paper artworks conceived almost two decades ago in San Francisco. Fashioned from delicate sheets of mirrored stainless steel, these works transcend their humble paper origins. The initial designs have been altered and contorted, taking on an enriched sensibility that embodies the essence of memories from eras past. Resembling suspended cloud formations, these two-dimensional sculptures grace the wall with a semblance of bas-relief, their intricate inner complexities casting an interplay of reflection and kaleidoscopic shadows. In these pieces, a shared juncture in history materializes, yet they consistently mirror the ever-evolving present moment.
Goals
This new body of work was featured within a dedicated solo gallery exhibition.
Additional Information
Initially presented in my solo exhibition at Nancy Toomey Fine Art, these images offer a glimpse of the installation views captured both within the gallery and as they adorn the private residences of collectors.