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Eric Zammitt — Aquagem Square Dark
Eric Zammitt

Aquagem Square Dark

2024

Aquagem Square Dark draws the eye into a luminous field of layered acrylic that seems to breathe with interior light. Eric Zammitt constructs this work through a labor-intensive process of laminating hundreds of individually cut strips of acrylic plastic, building chromatic depth through accumulation rather than surface application. The result is a composition that shifts perceptibly as the viewer moves, cycling through cool aqueous blues and greens that pulse against darker tonal registers embedded within the structure itself. At 53.3 by 52.1 centimeters, the piece carries a concentrated intensity, its near-square format reinforcing a sense of contained energy and meditative equilibrium. Zammitt has developed this signature method over decades, earning serious critical and institutional attention for his ability to transform industrial material into something that reads as almost organic. The darkness threaded through Aquagem Square Dark is not absence but rather a counterweight, giving the luminous passages their full resonance and lending the work a quiet drama that rewards extended looking. Color here is not painted but physically present, residing within the body of the object rather than on its face, which aligns Zammitt's practice with the Light and Space tradition while remaining distinctly his own. Offered by Scott Richards Contemporary Art and signed by the artist, this 2024 work represents Zammitt at a mature and confident moment in his practice. Collectors drawn to process-driven abstraction, optically active surfaces, and works that evolve in dialogue with their environment will find Aquagem Square Dark a compelling and enduring acquisition.

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

For Sale — $9000

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Eric Zammitt, Aquagem Square Dark, 2024

Aquagem Square Dark draws the eye into a luminous field of layered acrylic that seems to breathe with interior light. Eric Zammitt constructs this work through a labor-intensive process of laminating hundreds of individually cut strips of acrylic plastic, building chromatic depth through accumulation rather than surface application. The result is a composition that shifts perceptibly as the viewer moves, cycling through cool aqueous blues and greens that pulse against darker tonal registers embedded within the structure itself. At 53.3 by 52.1 centimeters, the piece carries a concentrated intensity, its near-square format reinforcing a sense of contained energy and meditative equilibrium. Zammitt has developed this signature method over decades, earning serious critical and institutional attention for his ability to transform industrial material into something that reads as almost organic. The darkness threaded through Aquagem Square Dark is not absence but rather a counterweight, giving the luminous passages their full resonance and lending the work a quiet drama that rewards extended looking. Color here is not painted but physically present, residing within the body of the object rather than on its face, which aligns Zammitt's practice with the Light and Space tradition while remaining distinctly his own. Offered by Scott Richards Contemporary Art and signed by the artist, this 2024 work represents Zammitt at a mature and confident moment in his practice. Collectors drawn to process-driven abstraction, optically active surfaces, and works that evolve in dialogue with their environment will find Aquagem Square Dark a compelling and enduring acquisition.

Medium
Laminated acrylic plastic
Dimensions
overall: 53.3 x 52.1 cm
Year
2024
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

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