




Paint Can
2021
This monumental sculpture presents a stylized ostrich rendered in boldly contrasting blue and orange acrylic paint applied to a constructed armature of wood, polystyrene, cardboard, and chicken wire. The figure's elongated neck curves upward in an elegant arc, while its blocky body sits grounded on stubby legs, topped with a small conical head. A cylindrical yellow metal paint can rests at the base, a literal reference to the work's title and a wry gesture toward the painting materials that animate the sculpture's surface. Harrison's characteristic approach combines humble, industrial materials with gestural abstraction, creating a witty dialogue between minimalist form and expressive surface. The work exemplifies contemporary sculpture's playful engagement with color, material contradiction, and the boundary between craft and fine art.
- Medium
- Wood, polystyrene, cardboard, chicken wire, burlap, cement, acrylic, and metal paint can
- Overall
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Regen Projects
Notes
Regen Projects, 'planchette', April 25 – May 23, 2026. Inventory ref: RHa 205.
For Sale — $350000
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