4Cs (2012)

Todd Davis , Karen Kazmer

Formerly located at 6280 No. 3 Road

Area: City Centre
Location: No longer on display

This Artwork is no longer on display

Materials: 72"x72" Scanned paintings digitally printed on translucent flex face material.

Program: Unique Programs
Ownership: Civic
Sponsored By: Appia Group of Companies

Description of Work

"4Cs", four backlit panels installed at Brighouse Station as part of the Necklace Public Art Works. The panels were designed to be visible to drivers, slowed in No #3 Road traffic; the camouflage pattern with the Richmond images is designed for foot traffic. The colours used are for everyone’s enjoyment and pleasure, including the artists. Mr. Davis, alongside Ms. Kazmer, have been working with the concept diamonds and diamond patterns to create camouflage concepts in the work, including the manipulation of perforated metals to create polarizations of patterns in some of their public and exhibition art.

Artist Statement

4Cs creates the four words on the ‘postcard panels’ from vernacular and terminology associated with diamonds as a commercial enterprise: CUT, COLOUR, CARAT, CLARITY. The title is also a ‘texting’ acronym of the word foresees – to anticipate. Created for the background is a non-repeating ‘diamond pattern’, or harlequin pattern which creates a camouflage for the images contained within the overall pattern. Each panel also contains a photographic image signifying aspects of Richmond’s history, social fabric and landscape within the pattern.

CUT: furoshiki

COLOUR: cranberry bog

CARAT: salmon

CLARITY: foggy road