From #258 Drawing (Tracings from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the L.A. River)
2007
2008.3
On display in W203
Artwork Details
Artist
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Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
71 x 119 x 1-1/8 in.
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Credit Line
Carmen & Mark Holeman Contemporary Fund
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Collection
Color Palette
Provenance
(James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York); IMA.
Gallery Labels
California-based artist Ingrid Calame has developed a body of work inspired by stains and graffiti found on urban streets and sidewalks, which she captures through tracings and then transposes into richly layered drawings and paintings. Calame describes the colorful and complex overlapping patterns that she composes as “constellations.”
In 2006, Calame visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where she made tracings of the skid marks, tire tracks, and other marks left by racing cars, using such sources to create a new body of work. By layering these dynamic forms in high-keyed colors on an aluminum ground, and employing the same oil-based enamel paint that is used on window signs and cars at the Speedway, Calame arrived at an abstract equivalent for the mass spectacle of speed and excitement for which the race is famed.
Rich, glossy layers of sprayed and splattered paint blend together, overlapping with vibrant intensity. Reminiscent of spray-painted graffiti found on urban streets and buildings, these colorful marks combine to create a visually complex and arresting composition.
To create this work, Ingrid Calame visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2006, where she made tracings of skid marks, tire tracks, and other such marks left by racing cars. By layering these dynamic forms in high-keyed colors on an aluminum ground, and employing the same oil-based enamel paint used on cars at the Speedway, Calame arrived at an abstract equivalent of the speed and excitement for which the Indy 500 is famed.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Ingrid Calame: Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibition
The Fruitmarket Gallery
August 4, 2011 - October 9, 2011
Indianapolis Museum of Art
November 2, 2007 - March 16, 2008
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