Description
In his Film Paintings Zilm strips the emulsion from 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm black and white films using a process he developed. Combining the liquefied emulsion with acrylic paint, the mixture is sprayed and brushed onto canvas. Each painting is comprised of a single film with all of its visual information reduced to abstract, ghost-like forms. Also created using film is a large floor sculpture made from a print of the movie Alien. The work draws attention to the materiality of the film, while creating windows into its narrative, as there is minimal intervention from the artist.
Jeff Zilm was born in 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa. He studied at the University of North Texas before receiving his MFA at Southern Methodist University. Solo exhibitions include Oliver Francis Gallery (Dallas), AND NOW (Dallas), The Journal Gallery (Brooklyn), and Preteen Gallery (Mexico City). He has taken part in group shows at the Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston) and The Jewish Museum (New York). Zilm lives and works in Dallas, Texas. LOSSLESS FORMS FOR PICTURE PLANE is his first museum solo exhibition.
Image: Jeff Zilm. Cops. 2014. Acrylic and gelatin emulsion on canvas.
Details
- Work Date:
- 2014
- Dimensions:
- 72" x 54"
- Medium:
- Acrylic and gelatin emulsion on canvas
- Credit Line:
- Image courtesy of AND NOW Gallery, Dallas