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Man On The M5 Bus Installation

Mike Goldberg

United States

Installation, New Media on Plastic

Size: 14 W x 14 H x 2 D in

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I worked as a mental health counselor at a locked state psychiatric center right out of college and as an artist one very important factor struck me right away. These people were so easily forgotten. And so this series is about remembering people who held value, but were not appreciated. Man on the M5 Bus is about taking the Riverside Drive bus in Manhattan every evening after work and seeing this person on a regular basis. He had such a distinctive face that I felt compelled to paint him and also make him a part of my installation series. The "Sentiment of Memory" That familiar smell of chalk dust evokes the memory of a meaningful conversation with an influential teacher from grammar school. A piece of music triggers a time and place with a once close friend you hadn’t thought about in decades.These relationships naturally fade from memory over time until you come across that familiar scent or sound and the memory comes alive again. My interest is in illustrating how buried memories are never really forgotten and when resurrected they hold a special value and importance in our present lives as memories shape who are. Using an installation to demonstrate this concept I place my paintings, which are painted on wood in water sealed tight plexiglass boxes that are filled with salt water that will, over a controlled period of time, disintegrate the wooden paintings. Attached to the left side of the plexiglass container is an iPod filled with sounds that are representative of the subject such as snippets of conversation or the rustling of wind or a piece of music. It is essentially a soundtrack. Attached on the right side, is a small plexiglass box filled with scents from the subjects life. It may be perfume, pipe tobacco, coffee grinds or shredded leather from a worn motorcycle jacket. As the wooden portrait deteriorates into pulp all we are left with are the visceral senses of scent and sound. By creating this scenario I’m building a homage to each individual subject respecting their contribution and their influence. I paint on found wood with oil bars using my hands to work the paint into the wood highlighting the texture. More psychological profile than portrait, my style is raw and the subjects are well seasoned characters.

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Installation:New Media on Plastic

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:14 W x 14 H x 2 D in

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Originally from Boston I spent more than 20 years in Manhattan and Brooklyn before moving to San Francisco. THE SENTIMENT OF MEMORY Exploring the relationship between portraiture and memory. At 22 years old, I was employed as a mental health counselor in a Boston area locked psychiatric unit. Responsible for more than 85 severely mentally ill patients struggling to survive, I became moved by their personal stories. Stories that no one would ever hear and would remain buried in this state institution. Decades later, researching what had become of these patients only to come across their obituaries. From the short descriptions that accompanied their tiny black and white newspaper photographs I was once again moved by their stories and became inspired by an idea as a way to express these untold stories through my art. Looking at those obituary photos what was most present in my mind were the extreme scents and sounds from that time. The cigarette smoke, the smell of urine and human decay and the music from that era combined with the fact that the faces of those patients were slowly fading from my memory. To illustrate what I was feeling I developed an interactive installation that demonstrated my concept. I place my paintings, which are painted on wood in enclosed water tight plexiglass boxes which are filled with a solvent that dissolves the portrait in to pulp over a period of time. Attached to the box is an iPod filled with sounds that are representative of the subject such as snippets of conversation or the rustling of wind or a piece of music. It is essentially a soundtrack. Also attached to the plexiglass box is a small container filled with scents from the subjects life. It may be perfume, cigarette tobacco, coffee grinds or shredded leather from a worn motorcycle jacket.  As the wooden portrait deteriorates all we are left with are the senses of scent and sound which can have a powerful impact. These patients’ stories were as important as anyone else’s in the world. They lived difficult, yet full lives and had plenty to offer, yet their stories were lost. By creating this installation I’m building a homage to each individual respecting their contribution and their influence. I paint on found wood with oil bars using my hands to work the paint into the wood highlighting the texture. More psychological profile than portrait, my style is raw and visceral.

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