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Painting, Petroleum Soot on Wood
Size: 92 W x 48 H x 3 D in
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Reflects the devastating political divisiveness in America during 2020, and the resulting failure to address the crises of Covid-19, racial tension, and climate change. This black American flag painting was created using an experimental technique I developed of burning petroleum and capturing the carbon emitted into melting beeswax over time. Like the climate crisis it represents, the painting is created by burning fossil fuels. The encaustic wax has a unique organic texture and appears almost three dimensional. This is an asymmetric diptych. One panel is 48x36" and the other 48x56". Ships in two separate crates. Each panel has a built-in wood French cleat for hanging.
Original Created:2020
Subjects:Political
Materials:Wood
Styles:Pop ArtMinimalismConceptual
Mediums:Petroleum SootWax
Multi-paneled Painting:Petroleum Soot on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:92 W x 48 H x 3 D in
Number of Panels:2
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
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BD Griffith experiments with basic tools in multiple media to pursue work that is simultaneously simple yet profound. His work is held in museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Center for Creative Photography, and Fort Wayne Museum of Art. He has exhibited widely, with 12 solo exhibitions including the Fresno Art Museum, HIgh Desert Museum, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, and Griffin Museum of Photography; numerous small-group shows including the Phoenix Art Museum and University of Arizona Museum of Art; and dozens of awards from America’s best art fairs. Griffith has been featured in Slate, Black & White, Arizona Highways, Photo District News, Diffusion, AZ Lifestyle, Phoenix New Times, and the Arizona Daily Sun. Before becoming an artist, Griffith earned a degree in engineering and built a successful career with an international management consulting firm, but found his job unfulfilling and was troubled by the environmental impact of his clients. He ultimately resigned to follow his conscience. In order to pursue art full-time, he adopted a simple nomadic life, camping out of an old van and saving every dime for gas and supplies. When Griffith’s van broke down in Flagstaff, Arizona, he fell in love with the mountain town—and then his wife—and has called it home ever since. In 2016, Griffith received the Flagstaff Arts Council's Viola Award, the city’s highest honor for arts achievement, and was recognized by the Phoenix Art Museum with a Contemporary Forum Artist Grant.
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