John Gerrard Oil Stick Work (Angelo Martinez, Richfield, Kansas) 2008

Oil Stick Work (Angelo Martinez,Richfield, Kansas) 2008 is a virtual sculpture depicting a solitary aluminum corn silo on the austere landscape of the American Great Plains. At daybreak, in real time, a Mexican-American builder named Angelo Martinez arrives at the silo and carefully paints a small black square on the exterior of the structure with an oil stick crayon. Within thirty years, working a six-day week from dawn to dusk, the building will be entirely covered and transformed into a dark, negative object on the landscape. In 2038 the Martinez character will complete his task and leave the scene.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• John Gerrard
• art
• realtime 3D
• corn silo
• Kansas