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Reflector Specter

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.