Ultramarine (Pills), 2012
Pigment-filled pill capsules.
Pill capsules were filled with non-toxic ultramarine blue pigment, specifically 50% Kremer #45010 ultramarine blue, dark and 50% Kremer #45020 ultramarine blue, reddish, the same composition used for restorations of Yves Klein's blue monochrome paintings.
Ultramarine blue, a color described by Klein as a gateway to the void due to its incredible vibrance, would be re-contextualized in the form of a pill. The idea would be to, rather than seeing blue as viewer, ingest it and fill one's own body, the body becoming a container for the void. The dynamics of participation and the act of painting would shift.
These pills were reproduced again in 2013 for a group show titled The Calm Down and once more in 2019 for a two-person show titled Rush Hour (pills were placed inside clear round vending capsules and distributed via toy vending machines for 25¢ each for this exhibition).
I.K.B. Mirror, 2012
Acetone-dried pigment on mirror.
I.K.B. Study, 2013
Pigment in various containers.
I.K.B. Study, 2013
Vinyl-based and acrylic paint, charcoal, graphite on canvas.
I Can't Tell You How to Feel, 2019
Pigment-filled capsules in vending capsules, digital compositing paint, vending machine.
One of five, from the exhibition Rush Hour.