Paul Theriault
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Paul Theriault, The Right Way and the Wrong Way, 2011, digital prints, transparency paper, vellum, urethane.
There can be surprises in a cellar, especially when encountered as a locale for inventors, an amateur’s laboratory (like Steve Jobs’ garage). A tradition of homemade gadgets has been revised and then scattered in all manner of assemblage and image among the many nooks and crannies of Paul Theriault’s basement. Here are the multiple materials of his invention which include monitors and vellum, plywood and resin, tissue and cork.
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Paul Theriault, Untitled 1, 2011, inkjet print on painted cardstock.
He is fearless in moving from one category of experiment to another, fabricating digital vistas which are then reconstituted on paper or board. There are curious theorems in his titles, and patchwork quilts of data aligned across the surfaces he contrives, some of which appear to be graphs traced by a soul’s oscilloscope. All his work contains cautionary tales of machines both manipulating and manipulated, reminding us of all that is most peculiar and unsettling about our own time and place.
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Contact the artist .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Theriault’s studio is on Sherman Avenue.