SATURDAY APRIL 19 2007 5-9PM
Gallery Co
400 First ave north
Minneapolis, MN
612.332.5252 WWW.GALLERYCO.NET>


in 1992 an experimental space craft was launched by a private corporation called (censored)
Due to the risky nature of the venture the (censored) decided to keep the launch a secret. The large spherical craft was a self sustaining biosphere which would allow the astronauts on board to sustain an oxygen environment, grow food and produce water etc.
The craft was "propelled" by experimental super-magnet technology which was activated once the craft was well outside the earth's gravitational field. The massive iron core of the gas giant Jupiter served as the intended draw for the super powerful magnets shielded within the ship. The craft experienced difficulties shortly after the launch. Tragically the magnetic shielding failed and the ship was drawn off course by an unknown and unexpectedly strong magnetic source. Navigational control failed and the ship was soon lost to earthbound sensors. However, evidence suggests the life support systems remained intact. All contact was soon lost as the astronauts were drawn out of the solar system and away into deep space. In 2006 a coded transmission was received by astronomers. It contained audio recordings, video transmissions, and various compressed data apparently made by the drifting astronauts. This collection of audio recordings is a sampling of those transmissions. The content of these transmissions is fragmentary and quite baffling. However, some footage contained in the degraded transmission seems to indicate that the lost astronauts have visited planetary bodies.
A series of encoded instructions included digital imagery accompanied by instructions for the creation of a painting. Instructions included the use of three pigments: Complex silicate of sodium and aluminum with sulfur (PB 29) Ultramarine Blue, 10G(PY 3) Hansa Yellow Light,Titanium Dioxide (PW 6), Anthraquinone Red
a series of quadrants
instructions for pigment ratios
references to an incident
here are the completed images rendered with oil paint on panel 48x36" 2007
The artist has created four new paintings based on the instructions. They can be seen at Gallery Co on April 19th 2007 5-9pm
HERE THEY ARE:



incident#1


Incident #2


Incident#3

Incident #4