Jeff Wallace, "Rubine Red" Homage
Brooklyn-based artist Jeff Wallace makes a bold color statement with this paper assemblage titled "Rubine Red." Mounted in a shadowbox frame it is only one of several works from Wallace's Homage Series. Measurements:height: 16.25"width: 14.75"depth: 1.5" The origins of Jeff Wallace’s work lay in personal experience: in 2012, as elderly relatives began showing signs of failing health and memory loss he was left to manage their personal effects. Gathering and organizing their correspondence, papers, photographs and books, he recognized how the various ephemera together formed a distinct, personal narrative, documenting a sequence of moments that collectively recount a lifetime. In his work, Wallace explores the role of revision and palimpsest as it relates to memory – the continuous process through which stories overlap, become diluted or erased over time. ‘My paintings and installations are constructions that amplify the relationship between time and memory. I use materials that may