Frank Gerritz

This work is part of a series of works on paper exploring a fundamental set of formal elements that make up Gerritz practice. Created by applying layers and layers of graphite with a Faber Castell 9B pencil on paper the two rectangular elements, each positioned at the outer edge of the adjacent sheet of paper describe a space that is defined by the defining gap between the sheets, set atop of each other. The resulting stack of primary forms describes a sculptural form and elevates the physical weight of the sculptures into a drawn plane, set at eyelevel. The drawing comprises a similar sense of a highly controlled interplay between the deeply constructed pencil surface and the light that reflects and renders the surface of each work that the artist bestows on his works on MDF. Indeed, Gerritz translates the concerns of sculpture into a two-dimensional medium through an unparalleled knowledge of composition and surface manipulation.