Etienne Chambaud Nameless, 2020
Rat, elephant and boar urine, bronze powder, acrylic medium and varnish on canvas
100 x 75 x 3 cm each (5 parts)
100 x 387 x 3 cm (overall)
100 x 387 x 3 cm (overall)
The material basis for the Nameless series is a mixture of medium and bronze or copper dust applied on stretched canvas. Different animal urines—squirrel, mink, wolf, coyote, zebra, bear, lama, deer, dog, puma, lynx, etc.—set randomly on the canvas oxidize the metal, thus creating motifs that alter the monochromatic background. The five canvases are hung at 2-3 cm distance from each other.