For her series Form Factor (currently on view at Nationale), Emily Counts found inspiration in the carved wood panels of Portland artist, Leroy Setziol (1915–2005) and the monochrome wooden assemblages of New York artist, Louise Nevelson (1899–1988).
Leroy Setziol large wood panel carvings, photo: @thegoodmod
Emily Counts, Age of Consent, 2017, porcelain, stoneware, glass, maple wood, and mortar, 20 x 16 x 1.5"
Leroy Setziol, Untitled, 1991, teak, Collection of Carole Smith and Eric Kittleson.
Emily Counts, California Gentlewoman, 2017, porcelain, stoneware, glass, maple wood, and mortar, 20 x 16 x 1.5"
Louise Nevelson, Dawn's Wedding Chapel IV, painted wood, 9' 1" x 7' 3" x 1' 1.5", photo: Pace Gallery
Emily Counts, The Floor and Ceiling, 2017, porcelain, stoneware, glass, maple wood, and mortar,10.5 x 10.5 x 2.5"
Louise Nevelson, Big Black, 1963, painted wood, 9' 1/4" x 10' 5 3/4" x 12", photo: MoMA NY