
Craig Kauffman
Most important in Craig Kauffman’s new work at the Ferus/Pace Gallery is the “disappearance” of the mechano-organic shapes which were his individual forte. These shapes, biomorphic, eccentric cams and linear capsular shafts, first emerged painted and outlined upon sheets of clear plastic. In the following move the shapes were molded, protruding from the surface, and transparently dyed. Now, retaining the rectangular format but sacrificing those earlier trademarks, he indicates a painter’s concern for the traditional picture plane, though it be a relief.
The unexpected progression is that the