Inside/Outside
Completed
2025
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 x 24"
Cost
$2,100
Description
Inside/Outside was inspired by a place I walked through in a dream. The dream version of the setting was less colorful, yet it had a complexity of multiple geometric spaces arranged as might be in an isometric drawing. My rendering of the spaces purposefully plays with the perspective structure poking fun at its rigidity by taking off at parallel angles. The shading and transparent planes take their cues from Charles Sheeler, a master of playful perspective in industrial and rural architectural geometry.
About this Artist
Jeff Drake
I studied Industrial Design at Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) and Syracuse University. After graduation, I moved to Boston where I created graphics and architectural models for a consulting firm involved in fire investigation. I then decided on a freelance career and started building architectural models for lawyers to use in the courtroom. I specialized in producing three-dimensional reconstructions of fire and accident scenes. I participated in investigations and created exhibits for a variety of legal cases including the fire at Malden Mills in 1995, the Station Nightclub fire in 2003, and the Danvers, MA explosion of 2006. In 2002, I began creating wall sculptures inspired by industrial and rural architectural images. In 2011 I switched my medium to oil on canvas.
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