Vincent Fecteau, Untitled (2020). Papier-mâché, acrylic, wood, felt. 46 x 72.5 x 32 cm. © the artist. Courtesy Galerie Buchholz, Cologne and Berlin.
This wall-based sculpture was part of a group of 12 new works by Vincent Fecteau for his exhibition at Galerie Buchholz, running from 11 September to 31 October 2020.
The San Francisco-based artist is also represented by Matthew Marks Gallery in New York and greengrassi in London. Recent museum solo shows have included the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2019) and Secession, Vienna (2016).
Fecteau often uses papier-mâché, together with various everyday materials to construct his sculptures. These works contain free-flowing forms that shift in and out of legibility as our eyes wander around the surface. Each object or shape of recognition is twisted or merged into another; Fecteau’s use of colour playfully intersecting this apparent malleability.
A tactile quality is alluded to via the use of felt and cotton, and although his work often invites comparison with Ken Price and Ron Nagle—perhaps due to their modest scale and abstract nature—these works seem more architectural and energised, revelling in the process of excavating and constructing forms in three-dimensional space.
Main image: Vincent Fecteau, Untitled (2020). Papier-mâché, acrylic, wood, felt. 46 x 72.5 x 32 cm. © the artist. Courtesy Galerie Buchholz, Cologne and Berlin.
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