ARTIST PROFILE

Philip Gregory Frank

  • United States (b. 1987 in San francisco)
  • Currently in Vail, United States.
  • I am an artist that uses painting, drawing, sculpture, and glass. This gives me the ultimate freedom and power to fully express a concept.
Cleaning the Curtain with Toilet Water (Installation View)

Cleaning the Curtain with Toilet Water (Installation View)

  • 2010
  • Plaster, burlap, canvas, rope, wood, wire and Acrylic Paint. 7'x14'x20'
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    Cleaning the Curtain with Toilet Water | 2010

Cleaning the Curtain with Toilet Water is about a hybrid planet that is virtually destroyed. This work explores trash, decay and a morbid playfulness. The installation depicts a person putting together a set for a theatre. The person building the set uses materials readily found in their environment. A decapitated head is easily attainable and useful as a counter weight. The head is attached to a rope and pulls up a curtain containing several animal rib cages and the imprint of a forgotten body. The hollow space of a carcass trapped under layers of burlap, plaster, and house paint echo the body, inflicting environmental deterioration. This reflects the world we live in today, a cycle of constant creation, consumption, and disposal.