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Eric Zammitt — Neptunium Minor
Eric Zammitt — Neptunium Minor
Eric Zammitt

Neptunium Minor

2023

Neptunium Minor draws the eye into a universe of compressed color and light, its circular form built from hundreds of precisely cut, spliced, stacked, and bonded acrylic layers that have been sanded to a flawless, glass-like finish. The result is an object that reads simultaneously as painting and sculpture, its surface alive with shifting gradients and intricate internal detail that changes with every shift in ambient light. Named with a nod to the periodic table, the work carries a quiet scientific poetry, suggesting something elemental and vast held within a compact, intimate scale of just over 46 centimeters across. Zammitt's process is rooted in an obsessive material intelligence. Each layer of laminated acrylic contributes to a chromatic depth that cannot be achieved through conventional painting or casting, producing a sense of luminosity that appears to emanate from within the work rather than reflect off its surface. The circular format reinforces this feeling of self-contained energy, a contained cosmos where color transitions unfold with the precision of a natural phenomenon. The sanding technique, taken to its highest degree here, eliminates any residual evidence of construction, leaving only a pristine optical object of extraordinary refinement. For collectors, Neptunium Minor represents a rare intersection of technical virtuosity and visual restraint. Zammitt has developed this method over years of dedicated practice, and works of this scale and finish command serious attention in the context of contemporary sculpture and light-based art. The piece is signed by the artist and offered through Scott Richards Contemporary Art, an ideal scale for display in a private residence where its quietly hypnotic presence can be fully appreciated.

Medium
Laminated acrylic plastic
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

For Sale — $12500

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Eric Zammitt, Neptunium Minor, 2023

Neptunium Minor draws the eye into a universe of compressed color and light, its circular form built from hundreds of precisely cut, spliced, stacked, and bonded acrylic layers that have been sanded to a flawless, glass-like finish. The result is an object that reads simultaneously as painting and sculpture, its surface alive with shifting gradients and intricate internal detail that changes with every shift in ambient light. Named with a nod to the periodic table, the work carries a quiet scientific poetry, suggesting something elemental and vast held within a compact, intimate scale of just over 46 centimeters across. Zammitt's process is rooted in an obsessive material intelligence. Each layer of laminated acrylic contributes to a chromatic depth that cannot be achieved through conventional painting or casting, producing a sense of luminosity that appears to emanate from within the work rather than reflect off its surface. The circular format reinforces this feeling of self-contained energy, a contained cosmos where color transitions unfold with the precision of a natural phenomenon. The sanding technique, taken to its highest degree here, eliminates any residual evidence of construction, leaving only a pristine optical object of extraordinary refinement. For collectors, Neptunium Minor represents a rare intersection of technical virtuosity and visual restraint. Zammitt has developed this method over years of dedicated practice, and works of this scale and finish command serious attention in the context of contemporary sculpture and light-based art. The piece is signed by the artist and offered through Scott Richards Contemporary Art, an ideal scale for display in a private residence where its quietly hypnotic presence can be fully appreciated.

Medium
Laminated acrylic plastic
Dimensions
overall: 46.4 x 46.4 cm
Year
2023
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

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