From my installation in the exhibition, “Louisiana Environments,” at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1977. Mended wall, saved objects in wall, found glass wall piece, studio coal from a wood firing of clay.
See other posts from this installation: 0195 and .0196 in the category 1977
Studio view with painting. The rectangular form in the painting is unintentionally completed by the plaster wall.
Some photos of my studio at the Newcomb Art Building, Tulane University, 1976-1978
Works in paper pulp, hair, works in progress, saved materials( here, teabags)
From top left: .1221 .1216 .1215 .1214 .1209 .1205 .1201 .1204
Flowers, plaster, screen, paint on wood. non-extant.
Paper, clay, hair, string, dirt. 24”x 12”. Collection of Tony Krysinsky.
Paper, plaster, bamboo. 23 1/2”x 10 1/2”x 4 1/2″. Collection of Bruce and Gayle Brett.
Bamboo, clay, plaster, pigment, fabric. 36” long. Collection of Robert Gordy.
Exhibited at Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, 1978.
Paint and mixed media on wood. 14″x 14″ approx. Location unknown
Flip flops, bamboo. Location Unknown.
Exhibited in “Loiusiana Environments,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1977.
Palmetto, newspaper. 33”x 32’x 5”. Location unknown.
Photograph, plaster, wood, fabric. 14” tall. Location unknown.
Nails, paint, wood, plaster, sticks. 14”x 10”. Possibly in the Collection of Gene Koss.
Paper, string, sticks, plaster. Collection of Dennis Falcetti.
Journals plastered in wall. Site piece, demolished.
Installed for the inaugural exhibition “Louisiana Environments,” at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 1977.
Materials plastered in wall. Site piece, demolished.
Installed for inaugural exhibition, “Louisiana Environments,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 1977.
Betsy Packard Art Archive 