Introducing Scott Ingram, the nail polish minimalist.
Yes, readers in Atlanta, if you’ve been having the darndest time tracking down your favorite color of nail polish, just can’t seem to find it ANYWHERE… we may have the culprit.
Scott Ingram’s new drip drawings are painted in nail polish on paper. These elegant studies of color and line have a delicate quirkiness when viewed close up on your screen, though most are quite large and majestic (often 40 x 60), with some a bit smaller (25 x 36) and others done directly on sheet rock walls.
The palettes can be fresh, often with interesting color tensions and brilliant metallics. Or can explore more muted neutral tones.
Pools of enamel were caught by the built-in ledge on the drawing below, the colors blending together and bringing to mind the controlled bleeds of color on canvas by the mid-century painter, Morris Louis.
These have me wondering about how they are made. How do the angles and curves happen? By hand, pulling the enamel with a brush? Or by tilting the paper to direct the flow of dripping paint?
Below, views of the work installed in a gallery and in a home, to give you a sense of their scale.
Please contact Lydeker Fine Art for further information on prices and dimensions. Or call 917 940 3353.
Curious to see more work? Click on this link to see earlier work, a series of minimalist wall-sculptures that each reference an architectural elevation from the California Case Study project (an Art and Architecture magazine initiative in 1945 that challenged 8 young California architects to design low-cost alternatives to the mass-produced houses springing up around the country).
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Ann is a friend of mine and I have seen these pieces in person and the work is fantastic!!
these works look look fresh and do recall the work of morris louis and others, but because of the medium have a crisp intensity.i want one! as an old moviebuff i suggest watching the movie an unmarried woman to see a drip painting technique. also you'll see some soho scenes before the boutiques and mary kate olsen moved in and out.
OOoh, these do look cool. I think I want one in my bedroom.
Hey everyone, I am representing Scott Ingram in New York and five of his works for sale. You can see two works on paper hanging at Fountainhead Cafe at 181 W.10th St. at Seventh Avenue. or you can call me: 917.940.3353 for more information.
ha! I know what I'm doing at work tomorrow (I work in the cosmetics area of a department store)!
You call this stuff art? Stop kidding yourself.
I'm an old friend of Scott's from the Studio 11 days in Des Moines. REALLY love the new stuff man!! (not sure if you ever even read this crap) It is good that this site has included the studio and home shots...the web pics leave alot to be desired-
Sucks we lost touch bro!- if you happen on this, shoot me an e-mail
nekchek@msn.com
-Patrick - Dallas
wow. these pictures are amazing. i love the colors and your technique.
Wow. it's quite amazing, although I'm not entirely happy with the new direction of Scott's work, my uncle still makes me proud.
~Marie Ingram~