installation view at Galerie Lange + Pult in Zürich raw oil paint on sewn canvas tarpaulins each 36" x 36 inches / 91,5cm x 91,5cm
Corportraits
Corportraits depict exact stock performance charts of well-known publicly traded companies and at a select period of dramatic and positive growth of investment. As a body of work, they represent a snapshot of a diverse and successful market portfolio and are realized as oil paintings. The final images are cropped and askew, and in perspective these timelines appear frozen in a moment of frenzied and fractured activity —alluding to a certain market skepticism.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto showing The Blackstone Group chart —the 2-year period from July 2012 thru June 2014; along with the hedgefund's Park Avenue office building in the background.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Ralph Lauren Corporation chart, painted with the select RL "Purple" in brand colorway; showing a 5 year period from 2008 thru 2013.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Nike Incorporated chart, showing a 5 day period from Monday March 18th thru Friday March 22nd 2013 when the company reported 3rd quarter earnings before the opening bell.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Campbell Soup Company chart, showing a 1 year period from August 2012 thru August 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches 107cm x 107cm x 5cm collection of The National Gallery Of Canada, Ottawa the Blackberry (formerly Research In Motion) chart, showing a 6 year period from mid-July 2013 thru mid-July 2007. * note this chart is formatted backwards in order to declare a false upward incline in value.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm private collection, Toronto the Bank Of America chart, showing a 1 year period from mid-May 2012 thru mid-May 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Sotheby's chart, showing growth for the year 2013. also shown is the increase on August 26th when activist Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC hedge fund increased it's stake in the auction house to 5.7%.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Micron chart; showing a 2 year period from September 2012 through September 2014.
oil on canvas 24" x 24" x 2 inches / 61cm x 61cm x 5cm the Federal Express chart, showing a 1 year period from July 2013 thru June 2014.
oil on canvas 24" x 24" x 2 inches / 61cm x 61cm x 5cm the GoPro chart, showing a 3 month period during its Initial Public Offering.
photo montage showing the entire portfolio from the "Objects" exhibition at Marlborough Gallery in 2014
one year (12 month) chart for Alcoa aluminum (NYSE: AA) from July 2013 thru July 2014. Alcoa is considered the bellweather of stocks. oil on canvas in twelve separate pieces (shares) total size 72" x 72" x 2 inches / 183cm x 183cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 24" x 24" x 2 inches / 61cm x 61cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 24" x 24" x 2 inches / 61cm x 61cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 24" x 24" x 2 inches / 61cm x 61cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 24" x 12" x 2 inches / 61cm x 30,5cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 24" x 12" x 2 inches / 61cm x 30,5cm x 5cm
detail view showing the division of "shares"
oil on canvas 12" x 24" x 2 inches / 30,5cm x 61cm x 5cm
oil on canvas 12" x 12" x 2.25 inches / 30,5cm x 30,5cm x 5,7cm collection Bachir/Yerex, Toronto showing the Tiffany & Co chart —the 3-month period from early April thru early July 2014.
oil on canvas 12" x 12" x 2.25 inches / 30,5cm x 30,5cm x 5,7cm collection Le Consortium, Dijon showing the Tiffany & Co chart —the 1-year period from September thru August 2014.
oil on canvas 12" x 12" x 2.25 inches / 30,5cm x 30,5cm x 5,7cm showing the Tiffany & Co chart —the 2 year period from mid-July 2012 thru mid-July 2014.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm private collection, Toronto the Royal Dutch Shell Oil chart, showing a 1 month period from mid-April thru mid-May 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Ford Motor Company chart, showing a 6 month period from July 2012 thru January 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Hershey Co. chart; showing a 5 year period from April 2009 through March 2014.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Daimler AG chart, showing a 1 month period from April 19th thru May 21st, 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm private collection, Toronto the Royal Dutch Shell Oil chart, showing a 1 month period from mid-April thru mid-May 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm showing The Blackstone Group chart —the 1-year period from July 2012 thru June 2014 (along with their Park Avenue office building in the background)
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Starbucks Corporation chart, showing a 5 year period from 2008 thru 2012
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm private collection, New York
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Adobe Systems Inc. chart; showing a 3 month period from November 8th 2012 thru February 7th 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Daimler AG chart, showing a 1 month period from April 19th thru May 21st, 2013
Oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches 107cm x 107cm x 5cm The Sotheby's chart, showing growth for the year 2013. Also shown is the increase on August 26th when activist Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC hedge fund increased it's stake in the auction house to 5.7%.
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Oracle Corporation chart, showing a 3 month period from late October thru late January 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Ford Motor Company chart, showing a 6 month period from July 2012 thru January 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Campbell Soup Company chart, showing a 1 month period from mid-January thru mid-February 2013
oil on canvas 42" x 42" x 2 inches / 107cm x 107cm x 5cm the Blackberry (formerly Research In Motion) chart, showing a 6 year period from mid-July 2013 thru mid-July 2007. * note this chart is formatted backwards in order to declare a false upward incline in value.
One share of Alcoa
"MU (2-Y)" left and "GPRO (IPO)" right both oil on canvas installation view Oct/Nov 2014 at Marlborough Gallery, NY
"FDX (1-Y)" left and "BX (2-Y)" right both oil on canvas installation view Oct/Nov 2014 at Marlborough Gallery, NY
two of the Corportraits installed at the Marlborough viewing room in New York, 2014