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Art making at its best and most persuasive, is essentially a two-tiered process that begins with a stratagem, a singular idea or concept that derives from the impulse to create work that pushes the boundaries of thought. The materials are employed in the service of the concept, extending that thought even further outward. This process or conceptualization also involves the element of simultaneity wherein the work is realized within a physical space, which then becomes yet another element influencing the way the work is seen, received and ultimately talked about. Thus, the “making” of any conceptually based work is ongoing, constantly active and activated.  In the Making includes contributions by Noah Davis, Michael Dopp, Gregory Michael Hernandez, India Lawrence, Simone Leigh & Chitra Ganesh, Dashiell Manley, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Aspen Mays,Kori Newkirk, Kour Pour, Fran Siegel and Natasha Wheat.

Dashiell Manley

Dashiell Manley
Installation View
Countdown (day/night), 2012; Untitled (countdown 7), 2011; Untitled (alphabet h), 2011
Gouache, watercolor, ink, paper, glass wood, and canvas
37.5 x 24.875 x 1.5 in; 16.75 x 12.625 x 1.5 in; 24.875 x 21.5 x 1.5 in

Dashiell Manley

Dashiell Manley
Installation View (verso)
Countdown (day/night), 2012; Untitled (countdown 7), 2011; Untitled (alphabet h), 2011
Gouache, watercolor, ink, paper, glass wood, and canvas
37.5 x 24.875 x 1.5 in; 16.75 x 12.625 x 1.5 in; 24.875 x 21.5 x 1.5 in

Dashiell Manley

Dashiell Manley
Untitled, 2011
Still images and digital video
TRT: 7.49

Daniel Joseph Martinez

Daniel Joseph Martinez
Untitled (U Soul on Ice), 2011
Dry pigment on clay coated wood panel
12 x 12 in

Gregory Michael Hernandez

Gregory Michael Hernandez
The Opto-Isolator Replica, 2012
Douglas Fir wood, screws
Approx. 140 x 140 x 140 in

Kour Pour

Kour Pour
Tetris, 2011
Acrylic on canvas over panel
84 x 48 in

Fran Siegel

Fran Siegel
Continuum 7, 2012
Wire, porcelain, paper mache, string, pigment, reflective Mylar and LED light
36 in diameter floor to ceiling

Gregory Michael Hernandez

Gregory Michael Hernandez
The Opto-Isolator, November 22nd 2011, 4:24 pm, 2011-2012
C-print framed in the salvaged remains of The Opto-Isolator
29 x 41 in

Gregory Michael Hernandez

Gregory Michael Hernandez
The Opto-Isolator, November 22nd 2011, 4:26 pm, 2011-2012
C-print framed in the salvaged remains of The Opto-Isolator
29 x 41 in

Michael Dopp

Michael Dopp
Untitled, 2012
Acrylic and gouache on canvas
48 x 60 in

Kori Newkirk

Kori Newkirk
Steel (Thomas), 2011
Aluminum, tin, cotton, polyester, particulate, acrylic, glitter, feathers, silver and tape
121 x 24 x 18 in

Fran Siegel

Fran Siegel
Overland 14, 2011
Cyanotype, ink, pencil and pigment on cut paper
96 x 138 in

India Lawrence

India Lawrence
for Griselda, with open arms and a blemish, 2011
Hand dyed cotton jersey, brass, soapstone
Dimensions variable

Aspen Mays

Aspen Mays
Punched out Stars (100), 2011
Silver gelatin print
9.5 x 7 in

Natasha Wheat

Natasha Wheat
Untitled (Hit with Bricks), 2012
Carbon on silk
39 x 68 in

Natasha Wheat

Natasha Wheat
Untitled (Hit with Bibles), 2012
Carbon on silk
39 x 68 in

Daniel Joseph Martinez

Daniel Joseph Martinez
Untitled (Clark Kent), 2011
Dry pigment on clay coated wood panel
12 x 12 in

India Lawrence

India Lawrence
anklets for Hannah and I, 2011
Hand dyed cotton jersey, flocking, rubber, studs, heels, sweet potato and corner Gerber baby food
Dimensions variable

Aspen Mays

Aspen Mays
May from the series The Sun 1957, 2010
2 silver gelatin prints
Each: 15.5 x 11.5 in

Aspen Mays

Aspen Mays
July from the series The Sun 1957, 2010
2 silver gelatin prints
Each: 15.5 x 11.5 in

Michael Dopp

Michael Dopp
Untitled, 2012
Acrylic and gouache on canvas
36 x 30 in

Daniel Joseph Martinez

Daniel Joseph Martinez
Untitled (A Spectacular Set of Ruins), 2011
Dry pigment on clay coated wood panel
12 x 12 in

Kour Pour

Kour Pour
Magic Carpet 2.0, 2011
Acrylic on canvas over panel
72 x 96 in

Noah Davis

Noah Davis
Tumbleweave, 2012
Synthetic Hair, tumbleweeds
13 x 14 x 28 in