Eric Zammitt
Eric Zammitt (born 1960) is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his sculptures and paintings which he constructs by layering small pieces of colored acrylic plastic.[1] Zammitt's work employs minimalism and abstraction to explore various themes including light, color, emotion, matter, and energy. He is the son of artist Norman Zammitt, who is associated with the Light and Space movement.[2]
Work
Zammitt creates his artworks by gluing together small pieces of Poly(methyl methacrylate) acrylic plastic which he then sands and polishes.[3] For his wall works, the slabs of plastic are cut into thin strips and arranged to form abstract compositions, before being laminated and polished.[3] This process results in monumental sculptures, installations, and "paintings" made up of thousands of small rectangles of plastic that are abstract, colorful, and geometric. These small segments of colored plastic create the illusion of a pixelated image. The transparent nature of the plastic allows light to pass through his works, giving them a luminous quality. Art critic John Carver wrote of Zammitt's work that, "The flawless, high-polish surfaces turn the rectangles into perfect, incredibly intricate, wafer-thin mirages of light and color through minute, seamlessly subtle, yet potent chromatic interactions."[4]
Zammitt describes his wall works as paintings stating, "For me, colored acrylic plastic is simply paint, but in solid form, and my “brushes” are the bandsaw, table saw, and glue."[5] While some of his work appears to be non-representational, his paintings have been described as depicting sunsets, seascapes, light, energy, and space.[6] Zammitt's work has been associated with the Light and Space movement, Op art|Op Art, Finish Fetish, and Impressionism.[7]
Exhibitions
Zammitt's work is included in numerous public and private collections including the Betty Asher Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[8][9] He has exhibited his work in shows across the United States and internationally in Japan and South Korea.
Selected solo exhibitions:
- Radiation, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California, 2016.[6]
- Material Distillation, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2013.[1]
- Eric Zammitt, Acrylic Constructions, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California, 2008.[10]
Selected group exhibitions:
- Dissolve, UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, University Art Gallery, Irvine, CA, 2022.[11]
- Junction, D2 Art, Inglewood, CA, 2022.[12]
- Intersecting at the Edge, Karl Benjamin, Heather Gwen Martin, and Eric Zammitt, Claremont Museum of Art, Claremont, CA, 2018.[13]
- Elemental - Seeing the Light, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles, CA, 2015.[14]
- Re-Op: 'The Responsive Eye' Fifty Years After, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2015.[15]
- Smooth Operations: Substance and Surface in Southern California Art, The Lancaster Museum of Art and Art History, Lancaster, CA, 2012.[16]
- Three Some, Tim Nolan, Gary Symanski, and Eric Zammitt, Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2004.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Editorial: Eric Zammitt". www.visualartsource.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ↑ Frank, Peter (September 2009). "On THE Radar: Seventeen Artists You Should Know" (PDF). THE Magazine Los Angeles. 1 (10).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Art; AROUND THE GALLERIES; Ceramics: Such fragile - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ Carver, Jon (March 2013). "Eric Zammitt: "Material Distillation" at David Richard Gallery". Art ltd. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "ERIC ZAMMITT". www.ericzammitt.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Radiations at Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco". Nexis Uni. May 16, 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Art; AROUND THE GALLERIES; Delight is in the - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ Clark, Garth (1990). The book of cups. Tony Cunha (1st ed.). New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 1-55859-068-4.
- ↑ Cridler, Kim (1996). Structuralism. BGH Gallery, Boritzer, Gray, Hamano. OCLC 36544613.
- ↑ "Eric Zammitt". Scott Richards Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Dissolve – UCI Langson IMCA". imca.uci.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Junction". Artsy. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Intersecting at the Edge: Karl Benjamin, Heather Gwen Martin and Eric Zammitt - Claremont Lewis Museum of Art". 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Vankin, Deborah (February 15, 2015). "ON VIEW; Meditations on Light". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
- ↑ managedartwork.com. "David Richard Gallery | New York - Re-Op: 'The Responsive Eye' Fifty Years After". davidrichardgallery.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "City of Lancaster's Museum of Art and History (MOAH) to Open to the Public May 5th". March 22, 2012 – via Nexis Uni.
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