skyler yuki phillips

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Pbr7

Rust dyed gauze ; 3 x 1.8 x 2.4m (variable dimensions)

Rust, gauze, steel sheet ; 110 x 60 cm

Mulberry paper, rust residual

2023
Rust dyed cheese cloth (variable dimensions)

I experimented with rust on gauze due to its 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