BLACK WATER Series Catalog

Sculptural Poetry by Joseph A. W. Quintela

Contact Information:

(e) joseph@josephquintela.com

(w) www.josephquintela.com

(t) 646-652-9116

Artist Statement

The Black Water series is composed from the torn and re-formed

pages of Joyce Carol Oates’ novella of the same title. A restricted

palate of black acrylic and spray glue (used as a textural finish) is

used to re-articulate the book object into a sculptural poetic object.

This palate, combined with the themes of the book itself, invites an

emergent exploration of submergence, scarcity, indeterminacy, loss,

and regeneration through the material properties of page and spine.

dive/is/ion

12’’ x 24” bass wood base mounted with screen, keyboard and

book; black acrylic; spray adhesive

$2000

be/sodded

24”x36” canvas with pages; 8” beverage straws; acrylic; spray

adhesive

$1200

mist/if/eyed

11”x14” canvas with mounted book; black acrylic; spray adhesive

$900

flow/err

12” x 24” bass wood board mounted with 2”x4” blocks; torn pages;

black acrylic; spray adhesive

$1000

tear/if/eyed

9”x12” canvas with mounted book; black acrylic; spray adhesive

$500

enter/face

9”x”12” canvases with mounted books; 6”x12” bass wood boards;

black acrylic; spray adhesive

$900

proto/call

10”x10” wood sided canvas; torn pages; scotch tape; blue LED

lights; black acrylic; spray adhesive

Sold to Private Collection

ink/cloud

6”x12” basswood board; page with chance accumulation of black

marks; black acrylic; spray adhesive

Personal Collection