mnartists.org: Eric Winesett

Three Masks (surgical mask series #2, 2012)

Eric Winesett — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:35:11 GMT

Oil on wood, 30 x 24 inches.

White and Blue on Red (Mask series #1, 2012)

Eric Winesett — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:31:12 GMT

Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Gauze 3 (2012)

Eric Winesett — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:19:59 GMT

Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 20 inches.

Creation Debate (2006)

Eric Winesett — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:42:04 GMT

A tape loop runs from under the table, through the table top, up to the ceiling of the gallery. The sound from the tape is routed through an amplifier to two porcelain bowls filled with water. The water cycles from standing still to fast rippling, while two faint voices--one from each bowl--lecture about the creation of earth.

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Like This (Darwin) - (2003)

Eric Winesett — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:42:22 GMT

Major works of Charles Darwin, gelatin capsules, glass jar.

Leeuwenhoek (2002)

Eric Winesett — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:21:28 GMT

Mixed media with single channel video. Leeuwenhoek is based on the work of microscopy pioneer Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). The video portion of the piece is viewable by looking into the bottle of water.

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Myth of Progress (2002)

Eric Winesett — Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:44:38 GMT

Myth of Progress, installed at the Furlong Gallery, Menomonie, Wisconsin. Multimedia installation (painted wood, found objects, single-channel video). This piece grew out of my interest in scientific fallacies. Here, I examine the idea of human progress from three conceptual standpoints, with ladders as the unifying element.

Myth of Progress (2002)

Eric Winesett — Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:43:24 GMT

Balance (2002-03)

Eric Winesett — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:08:10 GMT

Balance uses the physical struggle of balancing as a metaphor for making sense of the world around us. Seemingly insignificant actions can sometimes have a disproportionately large effect. This installation is an extension of a similarly-titled performance piece from 1998. The installation has two video images: a small LCD monitor displays shows a hand attempting to balance an egg on end, while a second, projected video shows an armless man struggling to balance on a wooden see-saw. The audio from the egg video has been routed through high-powered amplifiers to the bottoms of wooden chairs, which shake with the low-frequency rumbling each time the egg falls over.

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video: Video documentation with audio

Calendar (2000)

Eric Winesett — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:26:25 GMT

Calendar was the second room of the installation Parts I-IV (2000). Hundreds of cast plaster medicine bottles cover the top of a large wooden table.

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De usu partium (2000)

Eric Winesett — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:21:29 GMT

De usu partium (on the Usefulness of the Parts), 2000. From the installation Parts I-IV.

De usu partium (2000)

Eric Winesett — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:19:41 GMT

De usu partium (On the Usefulness of the Parts), 2000. From the installation Parts I-IV.

De usu partium (2000)

Eric Winesett — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:14:33 GMT

De usu partium (On the Usefulness of the Parts) was the first room of the installation Parts I-IV. Three steel carts hold a collection of lifesize body parts carved from blocks of salt.

Oh Time Thy Pyramids (2000)

Eric Winesett — Sat, 20 Oct 2001 16:00:27 GMT

Oh Time Thy Pyramids is a single-channel video that examines the serious and humorous aspects of chronic illness. The four segments of the video make use of super-8 film from the artist's childhood, a plaster hobby-horse replica, found images and sound, ersatz medicines, and quasi-Egyptian imagery. Running time: approximately 21 minutes. Original music soundtrack composed by the artist.

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