Abstraction in Action Jaime Davidovich (1936-2016) https://abstractioninaction.com/happenings/jaime-davidovich-1936-2016/

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Jaime Davidovich (1936-2016)

Abstraction in Action is saddened to announce the passing of Jaime Davidovich, who died on August 27 in New York.

 

My taped projects are about surfaces, context and space.

I first started working with adhesive tape in 1966. Initially I used the tape to hold my paintings to the wall, but starting in 1970 I eliminated the painting and concentrated on the tapes as my primary medium. I wanted to explore the possibilities of using spaces where the viewer does not expect art to be found. This concept brought me to intervene staircases, landing platforms and outdoor walls and objects. Each work was created for a unique space. When covering a surface, the tape creates an additive grid full of amorphous patterns caused by air bubbles. When developing a tape project, sometimes paper or a photograph was the support and framework for the piece, but many times the project was able to become monumental as it seamlessly adapted to the architecture of the space. Also in 1970, I began to incorporate videotape as part of these projects. The taped projects became “Art on tape and tapes as art”.

September 13, 2016 Jaime Davidovich https://abstractioninaction.com/artists/jaime-davidovich/

My taped projects are about surfaces, context and space.

I first started working with adhesive tape in 1966. Initially I used the tape to hold my paintings to the wall, but starting in 1970 I eliminated the painting and concentrated on the tapes as my primary medium. I wanted to explore the possibilities of using spaces where the viewer does not expect art to be found. This concept brought me to intervene staircases, landing platforms and outdoor walls and objects. Each work was created for a unique space. When covering a surface, the tape creates an additive grid full of amorphous patterns caused by air bubbles. When developing a tape project, sometimes paper or a photograph was the support and framework for the piece, but many times the project was able to become monumental as it seamlessly adapted to the architecture of the space. Also in 1970, I began to incorporate videotape as part of these projects. The taped projects became “Art on tape and tapes as art”.

 
Traducido del inglés

Mis proyectos con cinta tratan sobre superficies, contexto y espacio.

Comencé trabajando con cinta adhesiva en 1966. Inicialmente utilicé cinta para sostener mis pinturas sobre la pared, pero a partir de 1970, eliminé las pinturas y me concentré en las cintas como mi medio principal. Quería explorar las posibilidades del uso de espacios en donde el espectador no espera encontrar arte. Este concepto me llevó a intervenir escaleras, plataformas de aterrizaje, paredes exteriores y objetos. Cada obra fue creada para un espacio único. Al cubrir una superficie, la cinta crea una retícula de aditivo llena de patrones amorfos causados por burbujas de aire. Durante el desarrollo de un proyecto con cinta, a veces el papel o la fotografía era el soporte y el marco de la pieza, sin embargo, muchas de las veces, el proyecto fue capaz de convertirse en monumental al momento de adaptarse perfectamente a la arquitectura del espacio. También, en 1970, comencé a incorporar cinta de video como parte de estos proyectos. Los proyectos grabados se convirtieron en “Arte en cinta y las cintas como arte”.

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