Groovy! Man!

found Plexiglas pieces, Lite Brite pegs, optical film, wire, MDF, wood, adhesive film, electric motor, wire, acrylic tubing, metal tape, LED lights, 12V power supply, paint, hot glue, acrylic medium, hardware

14″ x 14″ x 14″

2023

Orbiting with Orchestra

12V DC motor, LED lights, paper, foil, optical film, acrylic, paint, MDF

10″ x 24″ x 24″

2021/23

This work reflects a growing interest in movement, reflected light, and color. This series of works is made from miscellaneous, odd materials found in my studio. Adding LED lighting and DC motors I have attempted to make intimate, soothing environments with motion, cast shadow, and color. These pieces would ideally be experienced in a dark space large enough to sit in, where one could comfortably spend some calming moments.

Carrie Crane

Portal

graphite, film, polycarbonate, acrylic paint on paper

6.5″ x 8″ x 6.5″

2023

This piece is part of the Platonic Solids Deconstructed series of sculptures which are an extension of a series of paintings. Each piece is based on one or more of the Platonic solids. Editing the shapes, I eliminated sides, created protrusions, stretched walls. I added trompe l‘oeil drawings and reflective film to rendered inside and outside ambiguous. This is a mysterious object with an uncertain function letting the viewer come up with the story.

@carrie_crane_art

Carrie Crane

Platonic Solids Deconstructed: Tetrahedron IV

acrylic and graphite on paper mounted on panel

5″ x 9″

2022

This is one of a series of paintings exploring the deformation of the exacting geometry of the 5 polygons known as the platonic solids.

@carrie_crane_art