foam board paintings

PrizeOfficial Selection in Create (art)
CompanyGallery 90
ArtistLarry Graeber
CategoryProfessional
Design TeamLarry
CreditRose Portal 14 x 14 x 1.25" foil leaf, metal tape, paint on foam board on wood plywood 2023

Replacing Canvas with foam board as the surface in which to construct two dimensional works. Foam board is an industrial material, ordinarily used for home insulation. My process is either to mount the foam board on plywood or back it with a wood frame. Following the mounting of the foam board the process resumes with ingredients, such as metal tape, paint and foil leaf.

Bio
Studied painting, sculpture, printmaking, jewelry and film making. Focus today is on painting, sculpture and works on paper. First one person exhibition was in 1974, Works From a Small Duplex at the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Texas. In 2014 Graeber was included in the book Texas Abstract, Modern/ Contemporary, a history and survey of the abstract movement in Texas. After so many years of practice I trust a degree of empathy and understanding have found lodging in me.