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.