
All About My Mother
2016
All About My Mother presents a richly layered surface in which acrylic paint, enamel based adhesive, and interwoven nylon and rayon fibers coalesce into a work of striking material complexity. Chambers builds his compositions through accumulation and tactile density, embedding fiber directly into the picture plane so that the boundary between painting and textile collapses entirely. The result is a work that rewards close physical attention, where the eye moves between passages of chromatic depth and the almost sculptural relief created by the fibers' varied textures and sheens. Completed in 2016 and measuring a substantial 182.9 by 106.7 centimeters, the painting commands space with confidence while maintaining an intimacy rooted in its handmade materiality. The title carries an unmistakable emotional charge, evoking themes of memory, inheritance, and the complex negotiations of family and identity that run throughout Chambers' practice. His work consistently draws on personal history as a generative force, and here the domestic associations of fiber and weaving lend the subject matter a quiet biographical resonance. The enamel based adhesive contributes both structural integrity and a subtle luminosity to the surface, binding disparate materials into a unified whole that feels simultaneously fragile and resolute. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work arrives with an added dimension of authorial intention, extending Chambers' creative decisions to the outermost edge of the object. This detail speaks to a careful, considered practice in which no element is incidental. Signed by the artist, All About My Mother represents a mature and compelling example of Chambers' ongoing investigation into materiality, memory, and the expressive potential of mixed media on canvas, currently available through Feuer/Mesler.
- Medium
- Acrylic, enamel based adhesive, nylon and rayon fibers on canvas in artist's frame
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Feuer/Mesler
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