M I K E S H A F F E R
| STATEMENTS AND WRITINGS |
Concentrating on Ideas,
From wholeness and order to uncommon order—conventional meets conceptual,
Statement 1, Introduction. Second Edition, 2008, One-page pdf file.
Directions and Order,
Extracting order out of chaos—adopting a large focus in spite of the drawbacks,
Statement 2, Commentary. Second Edition, 2007, One-page pdf file.
The New Line Paintings,
Linear elements in gestural fields and orchestrated arrlays,
Statement 3. Eleventh Edition, 2007, One-page pdf file.
The Towers Series,
Objects of length stacked into log cabin-like structures,
Statement 4. Third Edition, 2007, One-page pdf file.
The Companion Works,
A novel series of drawings provides considerable detail about an even larger body of work,
Statement 5. Sixth Edition, 2005, One-page pdf file.
The Expansion Works,
Found object sculptures created not by design but by simple intent—nature imitating art,
Statement 6. 15th Edition, 2004, One-page pdf file.
The Lattice Systems,
Sculptural grids—a mix of the obviously simple and the inordinately complex,
Statement 7. 12th Edition, 2000, One-page pdf file.
The Objets Trouvé Series,
Treasured objects take the form of sculptural paintings—or are they painted sculptures?
Statement 8. Ninth Edition, 2000, One-page pdf file.
The New Portraits Series,
Photographs altered to address issues of identity and recognition,
Statement 9. Second Edition, 2007, One-page pdf file.
Small Format Books,
Information about ordering: Crossing
Lines, Facing Identity Theft and Chaos x
Order = Infinity, Seventy
to seventy-two pages each. Various dates and editions, 2007 - 2008.