TED LARSEN

TED LARSEN’s work strives to build a connection between pure form and a pedestrian materiality that references the toll of time. His work responds to the archetypical aesthetic purity of minimalism and counters it with pieces that bear signs of wear and even an implied utility. The objects are wholly of Earth, utilizing salvaged materials, and therefore imply a previous iteration: a sense of transformation and possibility that could never exist in the classically minimal.

“By covering the work with the pre-painted material they become shaped “paintings. Because these objects inhabit the wall, a place traditionally occupied by painting, they reference painting and yet function beyond that. Sculpture holds the possibility of magic; things can appear or disappear depending on where you stand in relation to the work. Painting doesn’t function like this; no matter where you stand, the piece will always look essentially the same. I love the absolute quality of painting and the endless possibilities of seeing that sculpture poses. One of the many things my work addresses is where painting ends and where sculpture begins. I am involved with hybridizing them to see what possibilities can emerge.”

TED LARSEN received his BA from Northern Arizona University. His works are included in the permanent collections: The New Mexico Museum of Art, The Palm Springs Art Museum, The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, The Edward F. Albee Foundation, Proctor & Gamble, The Bolivian Consulate, Reader's Digest, PepsiCo, The University of Miami, The University of Texas, Krasel Art Center, Dreyfus Funds, JP Morgan Chase, Forbes, and Pioneer Hi-Bred, Inc. He has exhibited in museums: the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, The Albuquerque Museum, The Amarillo Museum of Art, The Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin in Missouri, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Esbjerg Kunstmuseum in Denmark. Grants include the Surdna Foundation and the Pollock Krasner Foundation, as well as residencies with the Edward F. Albee Foundation and Asilah Arts Festival in Morocco. He has guest lectured at the University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico; The Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA; The New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM; Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; Texas Society of Architects, Dallas, TX. His work was featured in Art in America, ArtNews, SouthWest Art, Architectural Digest, Sculpture Magazine, Art Gallery International Magazines, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Denver Post, The Dallas Morning News, and in the books Art of The Edge, Biennial Southwest, The Curtain of Trees, New American Paintings, and Millennium Collection.

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TED LARSEN: Works 2007 – 2023. The first monograph on Ted Larsen, bringing together over 15 years of creative output.