The five paintings in this series were created by vibrators moving through oil paint across the underside of bed sheets, stretched as canvases and laid on the floor. The paintings respond to the content a series of videos (Auto-Affection Video Series, stills from each are below).
Displayed alongside the paintings is a 1.5-inch flocked velvet hole in the wall. Through the hole, a viewer can watch a video of a vibrator creating the painting titled Pinky (With a Hangnail).
From left:
Her Shirt, the Tablecloth, the Wall, 2020, oil on cotton, 42”x56.”
Tangerine Lantern Love Poem Vibrator (detail), 2020, oil on cotton, 42”x56.”
Polishing Grapes, 2020, oil on cotton, 42”x56.”
The Sunset (the Money Shot, the Cuff Stain), 2020, oil on cotton, 42”x56.”
Pinky (With a Hangnail) 2020, oil on cotton, 42”x56.”
Her Shirt, the Tablecloth, the Wall, oil on cotton, 42”x56,” 2020
Tangerine Lantern Love Poem Vibrator (for WW), oil on cotton, 42”x56,” 2020
Polishing Grapes (interrupted), oil on cotton, 42”x56,” 2020
The Sunset (the money shot, the cuff stain), oil on cotton/poly, 42”x56,” 2020
Pinky (with a hangnail), oil on cotton, 42”x56,” 2020
© Sally Clegg 2024