Alex Carver
Skin Graft Preparation Device, 2021
oil on linen
196 x 169 x 3 cm
77 x 66.5 x 1 in
unique
77 x 66.5 x 1 in
unique
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'Skin Graft Preparation Device,' 2021 was originally shown in 'Potent Stem,' Alex Carver's second solo exhibition at the gallery in 2021. The works presented in the exhibition expanded upon Carver’s...
'Skin Graft Preparation Device,' 2021 was originally shown in 'Potent Stem,' Alex Carver's second solo exhibition at the gallery in 2021.
The works presented in the exhibition expanded upon Carver’s accumulating ecology of images, including patent documents, medieval wood cuts, depictions of bodily injury, as well as advanced bio-medical research. Utilized as raw material, these references are compressed into a painterly pictorial space through techniques of frottage and stenciling achieved by machine, hand and brush. In Potent Stem, Carver introduces processes of cross-species hybridization through cellular transplantation. A procedure called decellularization employs spinach and parsley leaves as scaffolding for human stem cells, so that they may ultimately become a piece of your damaged heart someday.
The works presented in the exhibition expanded upon Carver’s accumulating ecology of images, including patent documents, medieval wood cuts, depictions of bodily injury, as well as advanced bio-medical research. Utilized as raw material, these references are compressed into a painterly pictorial space through techniques of frottage and stenciling achieved by machine, hand and brush. In Potent Stem, Carver introduces processes of cross-species hybridization through cellular transplantation. A procedure called decellularization employs spinach and parsley leaves as scaffolding for human stem cells, so that they may ultimately become a piece of your damaged heart someday.