Northridge
June Wayne, Quake Series
30 x 30 x 2 in. (76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm)
Acrylic and styrene on mahogany panel, 1994.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Neuberger Museum of Art, 1997.
COMMENTS
"Earthquakes are a part of life in Southern California. In the period during which these paintings were made, the area suffered seven significant quakes, culminating in the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake on 17 January 1994, the strongest ever recorded in an urban setting in North America.
Wayne devised her own highly textured surfaces from styrene modules used for packing and shipping crates, the ubiquitous styrofoam ‘peanut’. Easily cut, shaped, glued and painted, these modules allowed her to compose fields combining uniformity and variety, ideally suited to her series on earthquakes. They also continued her tradition of using the most commonplace objects to achieve uncommon aesthetic effects.” (from “A Catalogue Raisonné 1936-2006, June Wayne - The Art of Everything” by Robert P. Conway).
