From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine\s Gray Column
Foreword by Tim Whalen. Texts by Tom Learner, Rachel Rivenc, Emma Richardson
This volume explores the fascinating story behind the making of De Wain Valentine\s Gray Column, from its original concept to its display at the Getty, which marked the first time the piece was installed as the artist intended standing vertically. The book includes a short essay, a conversation with the artist and a wealth of stunning archival images taken during the creation of Gray Column . Together they illustrate the extraordinary lengths Valentine undertook to develop a material that would enable him to cast colossal pieces, and the efforts needed to achieve their extremely delicate and pristine surfaces. The book includes a 30-minute DVD that recounts the project in greater detail through interviews and documentary footage.
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Artists: De Wain Valentine
Contributors: Tom Learner, Rachel Rivenc, Emma Richardson, Tim Whalen
Designer: Michelle Park, Commonwealth Projects
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 7 x 10 in (17.8 x 25.4 cm)
Pages: 32
Reproductions: 10 color, 7 b&w
ISBN: 9780983492214
Retail: $24.95 US & Canada
Status: Available
De Wain Valentine
De Wain Valentine was born in 1936 in Fort Collins, Colorado. He received both a BFA (1958) and an MFA (1960) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and in 1958 he attended the prestigious Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art in Connecticut. A key member of what is often referred to as the Light and Space movement, Valentine is distinguished in particular by his in-depth understanding of synthetic materials and his ability to transform these industrial products into artworks that reveal his fascination with light, transparency, reflection, and surface.