skyler yuki phillips
Rust dyed gauze
3 x 1.8 x 2.4m (variable dimensions)
Rust, gauze, steel sheet
110 x 60 cm
Mulberry paper, rust residual
Pbr7
2023
Rust dyed cheese cloth (variable dimensions)
I experimented with rust on gauze due to relationship to blood: iron oxide. PBr7 refers to burnt sienna, an iron oxide pigment used in painting. I discovered this as I was browsing The Artist’s Handbook of Materials & Techniques by Ralph Mayer.
Pbr7, Solo exhibition, Yoshida Student Gallery, Orange Coast Community College, California, USA, 2023