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THE COLLECTION
Color & Glass: Germans Ermics
Germans Ermičs wields light,
space, and color to catalyze a
shift in how we perceive objects.
For the past few years, he has
crafted refined and ethereal
pieces of glass furniture.
Because of the utilitarian
functions of glass, we rarely pay
it any mind, as we encounter it
daily. But in Ermičs's designs,
glass becomes the stage for
exquisite color treatments: It can
be soft and frosted to blur the
edges of form; ombré, to gently
draw your eye across the surface;
or mirrored, to reflect and
manipulate the space you occupy.
Color & Acrylic: Katharina Grosse
Katharina Grosse is renowned
for her in situ paintings, where
explosive color is sprayed onto
architecture, interiors, and
landscapes. By embracing incidents
that arise during her work, she
opens up spaces to countless
perceptual possibilities.
Grosse uses a spray gun to distance
herself from the artistic act and
stylize gesture as a propulsive
mark. Her art is a psychedelic
exercise in the interactions of color,
thought, and feeling, executed on
a colossal scale. Grosse's site-
specific installations challenge
preconceived notions of painting
by using industrial tools to spray
unmixed acrylic across ceilings,
walls, floors, and landscapes.
