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“Little System creates interrelationships between a collection of random found objects to represent the inummerable situational, transitional, and material permutations that construct the multiverse. The piece is a descendant of Duchamp's allegorical machines.
My Long View studies make use of found paper to describe Antarctic history, research, and environment. Study No. 6-7 celebrates Antarctic explorer and scientist Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, a contemporary of Duchamp who was conceivably aware of Duchamp's science-art experiments.
Long View Study No. 5 imagines the discovery of new species of Antarctic microorganisms that Duchamp might have delighted in. The parallels between Duchamp's early breakthroughs and the heroic age of polar exploration are many; both developed simultaneously, both created sensations in their day, and both used found material to creative ends”. Michael Bartalos
January 9 - February 7, 2010
THE SEDUCTION OF DUCHAMP
BAY AREA ARTISTS’ RESPONSE
CURATED BY:
Hanna Regev
& Steven Lopez
Michael Bartalos produces limited print editions and sculptural assemblages, and has created artist's book editions with the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. He is the California Academy of Science's first Affiliate Artist and the Chair of the Imprint of the San Francisco Center for the Book. His editions are in private and public collections internationally and on view online at bartalos.com .
Michael Bartalos
Little System
2003, wood, wire, hardware, cut paper,
twig, walnut, 24” x 36”, $300
Long View Study #6-7
2009, cut paper and graphite,
9.5" x 16" x 1.5", $800
Long View Study #5
2009, cut paper and graphite,
8" x 8" x 2", $400
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