Constructions

These works explore the tenuous relationship of human-designated boundaries with the geologic world. An object, structure, or even a city can be briefly useful before becoming an archaeological artifact. The artists and wife and husband industrial design team of Suzanne Dalton and Clyde Foles created a series of sculptures based on these ideas. 
The materials used in these sculptures include aluminum, lacquered high-density fiberboard, acrylic (all highly processed modern materials), and natural fibers, an ancient material. Aluminum, one of the most common elements present in the soil but difficult to extract, was a precious metal little more than a hundred years ago; the crown jewels of Sweden are set in an aluminum crown. The highly processed materials are assembled with exposed mechanical connections to form a structure that contrasts sharply with the purity of the watercolor and the woven section. With its exposed warp and intense colors, the weaving is the focal point and the bridge that joins disparate materials.

Marble Canyon Construction 24″Wx48″Hx6″D
Artists: Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles
Materials: Swedish & Persian wool, rayon, silk, linen, watercolor on paper, wood, aluminum, acrylic
Exhibitions: 29^th Annual Midland Art Council juried exhibit
University of Michigan Hospital Arts Program, Gifts of Art Invitational solo exhibit
Rubiner Art Gallery, 3-D   Constructions, group exhibit Detroit Artist Market

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River Bridged – 10’Wx9’Hx.5’D

River Bridged – Construction Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles
Dimensions: 10’Wx9’Hx.5’D
Materials: Swedish & Perian Wool, rayon, wood, aluminum, copper, watercolor on paper, acrylic
Commission Award: Commission on Art in Public Places, State of Michigan
Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

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Construction: Gray/red – Suzanne Dalton
Dimensions: 18″Wx32″Hx6″D
Materials: Swedish wool, rayon, linen, wood, lacquered paint on aluminum, acrylic

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