Dale Frank
08 Sep - 01 Oct 2011
© Dale Frank
22. Whilst he was only 15, he took his coffee with three teaspoons of Nescafe and three teaspoons of sugar, no milk, 2011
varnish on canvas
160 × 120cm
22. Whilst he was only 15, he took his coffee with three teaspoons of Nescafe and three teaspoons of sugar, no milk, 2011
varnish on canvas
160 × 120cm
DALE FRANK
Wacky Duck Fluffy Tom, 2011
For over thirty years Dale Frank has experimented with materials; oil paint, hubcaps, enamel, graphite, fibreglass and disco balls are just some of the elements that have appeared in his work. For the last decade, varnish has monopolized his attention. The maturity of this obsession is palpable in WACKY DUCK FLUFFY TOM. It is evident in the delicate marbling, the broad bands of sweeping colour, the mounds of hardened varnish, and, perhaps most importantly, in the ease of transition between these elements. Like a marriage, Frank’s relationship with the medium has deepened and developed over the years. We can sense the history, the questions, the struggles and the arguments; the exchange of energy and the continual tension between artistic control and submission to medium.
Olivia Sophia
Wacky Duck Fluffy Tom, 2011
For over thirty years Dale Frank has experimented with materials; oil paint, hubcaps, enamel, graphite, fibreglass and disco balls are just some of the elements that have appeared in his work. For the last decade, varnish has monopolized his attention. The maturity of this obsession is palpable in WACKY DUCK FLUFFY TOM. It is evident in the delicate marbling, the broad bands of sweeping colour, the mounds of hardened varnish, and, perhaps most importantly, in the ease of transition between these elements. Like a marriage, Frank’s relationship with the medium has deepened and developed over the years. We can sense the history, the questions, the struggles and the arguments; the exchange of energy and the continual tension between artistic control and submission to medium.
Olivia Sophia