Laddie John Dill Abstract Mixed-Media #2

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One of two large-scale mixed-media paintings by Laddie John Dill. The piece is signed on the side by Laddie, 1997. Biography: A central figure in the California Light and Space movement, Laddie John Dill has been crafting light and earthy materials like concrete, glass, sand, and metal into luminous sculptures, wall pieces, and installations since the 1970s. Referring to his choice of materials, Dill explains: “I was influenced by [Robert] Rauschenberg, Keith Sonnier, Robert Smithson, Dennis Oppenheim, and Robert Irwin, who were working with earth materials, light, and space as an alternative to easel painting.” Among his most celebrated works is an untitled installation from 1971, for which Dill filled a gallery with mounds of pale sand, topped with precisely arranged glass panels illuminated by the soft, green glow of argon lighting set just beneath the surface. When he does use canvas, he paints with pigments derived from cement and natural oxides. American, b. 1943, Long Beach, California, based in Venice, California.

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Details

CREATOR

Laddie John Dill (Painter)

DATE OF MANUFACTURE

1997

PERIOD

1990-1999

CONDITION

Excellent

DIMENSIONS

48 in.Hx36 in.Wx3 in.D

122 cmHx91 cmWx8 cmD