C. DUTCH | modern light
FEB 18 - MAR 2, 2022
Artist Reception: Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 4-7 pm

THE LIGHT SCULPTOR
by Emily Chavous, Palm Springs Life

Blame it on an early interest in da Vinci — Southern California artist Carl Dutch, who goes by C.Dutch professionally, has long been obsessed with the appearance and movement of light. Using methods learned through experimentation and exploration, not unlike his polymath muse, the Golden State native captures natural light in 3D Lucite boxes and bends it using materials like dichroic films, acrylics, and resin. The resulting works of art, meant for hanging on a wall, exist in the multimedia realm between painting and sculpture. Dutch’s creations appear to be backlit, but they aren’t. That’s just part of the illusion.

“In high school, I was a da Vinci addict,” Dutch says. “I carried all his notebooks with me. I was image-hungry at the time, and I liked his experiments with optics. I was very fascinated. … I swear that the da Vinci influence is still in my soul.”

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