Selected Sculptures from:"Ethereal Origins",  "Genes & Chromosomes", "Here to There" and "Distraught" Series

Contemporary Sculpture by Ralph Paquin

Sometimes, things don't have to make complete sense in order to provoke feeling.  Sometimes, you just like the way something looks, and you can't explain it.  Sometimes, simple is best.  Sometimes, we should just let ourselves wonder instead of trying to have an explanation for everything. Sometimes, short is sweet.  These are the basic ideas behind this new series of works on paper.

Peculiarly Modest

This series of mid-sized paintings on ½” thick gator board are part of an ongoing interest in connecting things that relate to each other in ways that are not apparent or easily seen. 
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 In this series, my ideas were playfully construed from old clinical research methods using clinitests for managing PH levels in addition to insulin and protein structure imageries.  
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This series was intended to be sold as a set of six, but will be offered for sale as individual artworks.

Litmus II

In general, my work references a broad range of personal ideology, human anatomy and recent theories regarding human origin.  Form, space, line, color and a playful dose of DNA sequencing, work to create new associations and metaphors.

Sequential Series-Works on Paper

Works on Paper

Works on Paper from the Litmus and Biomorpic Forms Series, 20" x 30",

Litmus Series -Works on Paper

Biomorphism and recognition imagery. Biomorph Series, 20" x 30", works on paper

Biomorph Series-Works on Paper

Genes & Chromosomes - Works on Paper

These larger works on paper are the result of smaller drawings and imageries. They were  intentionally upscaled and composed to create "recognition response imagery".

Mindful Associations

Using paint, ink and a wide array of art studio chemistry, this series of abstract works on paper was created with experimental intent. The conceptual driving force of this series is creatively centered on the extraordinary dysfunctional relationships between the cosmos, chemistry, math and nature. 

El·​e·​men·​tal | \ ˌe-lə-ˈmen-tᵊl : of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something.

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Mat·​ter | \ ˈma-tər : the indeterminate subject of reality: the formless substratum of all things which exists only potentially and upon which form acts to produce realities

Elemental Matter

Individually hand pressed and glazed earthenware wall platters.  Unique imagery. 21"h. x 16"w.  With hanger on back. Ready to be crated and shipped.

Ceramic wall platters

GENE COLUMNS
The molecular level of how our bodies process information and energy is fantastic and other worldly.  This series of mini- sculptures was playfully brought about with this very new biomechanical knowledge.

Gene Columns

A collection of "pint sized" sculptures by Ralph Paquin.