Have you ever considered that the cracks in the sidewalk could become pieces of art? Well that’s exactly what artist Ingrid Calame turns them into. She transforms things that no one would “think twice about” into pop art by tracing various grooves, cracks, spills and other markings onto Mylar paper and transferring them onto an aluminum sheet, suitable for painting. To her, these markings represent the life that has moved across these pavements for years, creating their histories. Ingrid has the talent of turning simple things into intricate, detailed, abstract images simply by noticing the unnoticed. As she says, “I love those treasures of nothingness.” And treasures are what they truly become.
Her artwork will be available for viewing Sept 10 through Oct 9 at the James Cohan Gallery. The exhibit is titled “Ingrid Calame: Swing Shift”. Check out the article Art from the Arcelor Mittal Steel Shipping Building One, No. 233
Her Artwork
The world of art is far more complicated than “paint on canvas imitating the world.”