Ann Veronica Janssens Pink Coco Lopez, 2010-2018
Glass, paraffin oil, serigraph, wooden base
60 x 60 x 60 cm (vitrine)
60 x 60 x 60 cm (base)
120 x 60 x 60 cm (overall)
The work consists of a cube glass container on a grey pedestal. The glass is about two thirds filled with paraffin oil. Except for the very light greenish tint created by the thick glass the liquid is colorless and transparent when viewed from the side. As one approaches the work or moves around it, the surface of the oil appears to be pink. The effect is created by the insertion of a serigraph under the bottom of the glass tank. The principle of diffraction gives the impression that the serigraph is floating at the surface.
Pink Coco Lopez belongs to an ongoing series started in 2010 which varies in sizes and colors; 14 additional colors have been produced so far: iridescent, dark blue, bright blue, light blue, bright green, fluorescent green, orange, magenta, purple, gold, clementine, yellow, fluorescent yellow, and saffron.
COLLECTIONS (from the same series):
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée, Sérignan
Maison Particulière, Ixelles
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS:
– The sculpture should be installed far from a window, sheltered from direct sun rays, as UV rays oxide the paraffin that becomes turbid.
– The paraffin oil naturally degrades with time, over about 2 or 3 years. However, the work can be reproduced with the assistance of the artist’s studio (additional costs).
– Once the installation is complete, the aquarium cannot be moved unless it is emptied again.
– Installation duration: 2 art handlers/5 hours
– An extensive installation manual is provided.
WORKS COMPONENTS:
– 1x "extra clear" glass tank: 60 x 60 x 59,4 cm
– 1x “extra clear” glass tank cover (6 mm thick): 60 x 60 x 0,6 cm
– Paraffin oil: pharmaceutical grade paraffin oil (transparent white)
> Quantity: 130 liters (min. 120 liters – max. 140 liters)
> Characteristics: Viscosity: 180 mPa.s (milliPascal/sec); Dynamic viscosity 20° ~ 110-230 mPa*s
– 1x base made of triplex wood or MDF (RAL 7047)
> External dimensions: 60 x 60 x 60 cm
– 1x silicone sheet (2 mm thick): 59,8 x 59,8 cm
– 1x serigraph: 59,8 x 59,8 cm
– 1x semi-rigid plastic sheet (Plexiglas): 0,3 x 62 x 60 cm (used to cover the aquarium while one pours the oil).
Pink Coco Lopez belongs to an ongoing series started in 2010 which varies in sizes and colors; 14 additional colors have been produced so far: iridescent, dark blue, bright blue, light blue, bright green, fluorescent green, orange, magenta, purple, gold, clementine, yellow, fluorescent yellow, and saffron.
COLLECTIONS (from the same series):
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée, Sérignan
Maison Particulière, Ixelles
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS:
– The sculpture should be installed far from a window, sheltered from direct sun rays, as UV rays oxide the paraffin that becomes turbid.
– The paraffin oil naturally degrades with time, over about 2 or 3 years. However, the work can be reproduced with the assistance of the artist’s studio (additional costs).
– Once the installation is complete, the aquarium cannot be moved unless it is emptied again.
– Installation duration: 2 art handlers/5 hours
– An extensive installation manual is provided.
WORKS COMPONENTS:
– 1x "extra clear" glass tank: 60 x 60 x 59,4 cm
– 1x “extra clear” glass tank cover (6 mm thick): 60 x 60 x 0,6 cm
– Paraffin oil: pharmaceutical grade paraffin oil (transparent white)
> Quantity: 130 liters (min. 120 liters – max. 140 liters)
> Characteristics: Viscosity: 180 mPa.s (milliPascal/sec); Dynamic viscosity 20° ~ 110-230 mPa*s
– 1x base made of triplex wood or MDF (RAL 7047)
> External dimensions: 60 x 60 x 60 cm
– 1x silicone sheet (2 mm thick): 59,8 x 59,8 cm
– 1x serigraph: 59,8 x 59,8 cm
– 1x semi-rigid plastic sheet (Plexiglas): 0,3 x 62 x 60 cm (used to cover the aquarium while one pours the oil).
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