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Peter Alexander — 8/1/15 (Aqua Box)
Peter Alexander

8/1/15 (Aqua Box)

2015

Casting aqua light from within its compact cubic form, Peter Alexander's 8/1/15 (Aqua Box) from 2015 is a masterful example of the artist's lifelong investigation into light, color, and material transparency. Fabricated in urethane and measuring just over seven inches on each side, the work achieves a luminous depth that belies its modest scale. The resin captures and refracts ambient light in a way that gives the object an almost liquid interior presence, as though color itself has been made tangible and suspended in time. Alexander emerged as a central figure in the Light and Space movement that flourished in Southern California during the late 1960s, and his cast resin works remain among the most coveted objects produced by that generation of artists. The aqua hue chosen here carries the atmospheric quality that has long defined his practice, evoking Pacific coastlines, subtropical skies, and the particular quality of Southern California light that shaped his sensibility. Unlike works that rely on painted surface or applied pigment, the color in this piece lives throughout the entire volume of the material, shifting subtly as the viewer moves around it. At 17.7 × 20.3 × 20.3 centimeters, this signed work presents an ideal entry point for collectors seeking a fully resolved and historically significant piece without the demands of large-scale installation. Available through IMAGO Art Gallery, 8/1/15 (Aqua Box) represents Alexander at his most refined, distilling decades of material experimentation into an object of quiet, concentrated beauty.

Medium
Urethane
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
IMAGO Art Gallery, Lugano

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Peter Alexander, 8/1/15 (Aqua Box), 2015

Casting aqua light from within its compact cubic form, Peter Alexander's 8/1/15 (Aqua Box) from 2015 is a masterful example of the artist's lifelong investigation into light, color, and material transparency. Fabricated in urethane and measuring just over seven inches on each side, the work achieves a luminous depth that belies its modest scale. The resin captures and refracts ambient light in a way that gives the object an almost liquid interior presence, as though color itself has been made tangible and suspended in time. Alexander emerged as a central figure in the Light and Space movement that flourished in Southern California during the late 1960s, and his cast resin works remain among the most coveted objects produced by that generation of artists. The aqua hue chosen here carries the atmospheric quality that has long defined his practice, evoking Pacific coastlines, subtropical skies, and the particular quality of Southern California light that shaped his sensibility. Unlike works that rely on painted surface or applied pigment, the color in this piece lives throughout the entire volume of the material, shifting subtly as the viewer moves around it. At 17.7 × 20.3 × 20.3 centimeters, this signed work presents an ideal entry point for collectors seeking a fully resolved and historically significant piece without the demands of large-scale installation. Available through IMAGO Art Gallery, 8/1/15 (Aqua Box) represents Alexander at his most refined, distilling decades of material experimentation into an object of quiet, concentrated beauty.

Medium
Urethane
Dimensions
overall: 17.7 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
Year
2015
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
IMAGO Art Gallery, Lugano

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