This project connects back to my first 'mud painting' name Winogradsky Rothko (2004) also made from mud from BeeBe Lake. The endogenous microbes will synthesize pigments and develop a transforming colorfield painting (March-September). This project is made of mud from BeeBee Lake.
Of note, there is a new living painting (installed March 13, 2022) in the foyer of Mann Library.
Since then, many pieces have been constructed to visualize the diverse liveliness of microbes in diverse ecosystems, ranging from pristine waterways to some of the most toxic superfund sites such as the Gowanus Canal in NYC. Winogradsky Rothko combines the work of a 19th century soil microbiologist -Sergei Winogradsky- with a 20th century colorfield painter -Mark Rothko. This first painting, Winogradsky Rothko, appeared outside Mann Library in 2004. This exhibition features art made with photosynthetic bacteria. Mud Paintings Sensing chemical and physical changes of microbial industry This two-part exhibit celebrates quilting in the African American community. Ties that Bind Quilting at the Clarke Africana Library
