Allotropisms
Measuring fifteen feet high and spanning a length of sixty-five feet, Kronschlaeger has combined elements of biomorphic and geometric abstraction to create a giant stalactite composed entirely of wire mesh, wood and poured paint. Impressive in scale and subtle in its aesthetics, this installation hovers halfway between an Alpine mountain range and a Sol LeWitt sculpture.
The impetus for the large-scale works completed in Grand Rapids, Tucson, Beijing, and Miami was Allotropisms, a 65-foot site-specific sculpture suspended from the ceiling of the Cristin Tierney Gallery at 546 West 29th Street in New York City. That show opened three years ago today.
© Photo by Marc Lins
THE VANGUARD DIARIES IN INSTALLATION MAGAZINE
My dear friend and talented photographer, Rainer Hosch recently wrote a piece for Installation Magazine that features photographs of artists that he has taken over the years. I was lucky enough to be one of the artists included in the piece along with the amazing picture of me inside my 2011 site-specific installation, Allotropisms.
Here is what Rainer wrote:
This image of Alois Kronschlaeger was taken during the construction of his large-scale installation called Allotropisms and first solo exhibition at Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York. I hung out with Alois, who is a good friend of mine, while he was putting this piece together. This particular evening, the construction was finally finished and it was time pour the white colored paint over the mesh. We witnessed the magic of a long-planned project coming together, one pour at a time. Alois was in a trance, climbing and pouring and losing himself in his artwork. I was one happy man with the camera.
© Photo by Rainer Hosch
Allotropisms, 2011 Cristin Tierney, New York, NY
Measuring fifteen feet high and spanning a length of sixty-five feet, Kronschlaeger has combined elements of biomorphic and geometric abstraction to create a giant stalactite composed entirely of wire mesh, wood and poured paint. Impressive in scale and subtle in its aesthetics, this installation hovers halfway between an Alpine mountain range and a Sol LeWitt sculpture.
Video by, Matthias Roeckl
Cover photo by, Rainer Hosch
