About

J.C. Fontanive investigates expanded forms of "drawing," that reflect his dual interest in the rhythmic pulse of the natural world and the moving image. Elements of drawing – line, shape, color – come together in varied media: moving objects, still paintings and wall reliefs that randomize and mix to make systems of their own. This latest body of work, which consists of carved and painted wooden reliefs, is based on imagined structures made up of invented physical objects that balance and hold together through the laws of nature – gravity, friction, etc.

The wooden wall-sculptures …