Ethan Caflisch
Painting
Biography
My works are consequently rooted in material, process and form; it started in ceramics and has since evolved to sculpture, quilted textile paintings, and progressively acrylic and oil painting. my practice has been a constant movement forward, introducing new materials to make pieces that still find their foundation in sculpture but equally exist as painting.
My work exists in a variety of bodies, but the through-line is boiled down to a handful of mobile concepts: material as material, architectural thresholds, interior/exterior relationships, and most recently the figure. each new piece is referential of recently finished work, exploring the possible bounds translation through medium.
New bodies of work start with a curiosity of material. they will be mathematically refined to a hundredth of a decimal before they are cut out or painted by hand; the imperfect line that naturally forms from my heart beating, taking a breath, just working by hand: the process makes the work larger than the piece i set out to make – perfection is only achieved when i move away from the conscious pursuit of perfection.
![In Yellow and Black I]( "In Yellow and Black I")
![In Yellow and Black I]( "In Yellow and Black I")
Ethan Caflisch
In Yellow and Black I
![Where the Wall meets the floor]( "Where the Wall meets the floor")
![Where the Wall meets the floor]( "Where the Wall meets the floor")
Ethan Caflisch
Where the Wall meets the floor IV
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXVII]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXVII")
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXVII]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXVII")
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXVII
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXVI]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXVI")
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXVI]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXVI")
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXVI
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXILXXIV]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXILXXIV")
![Spending the night in a different bed LXXILXXIV]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXXILXXIV")
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXIV
![Spending the night in a different bed LXVII]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXVII")
![Spending the night in a different bed LXVII]( "Spending the night in a different bed LXVII")
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXVII
![I'm not where I'm going to be ( window IV )]( "I'm not where I'm going to be ( window IV )")
![I'm not where I'm going to be ( window IV )]( "I'm not where I'm going to be ( window IV )")
Ethan Caflisch
I'm not where I'm going to be ( window IV )
![Dying for a while ( film still II )]( "Dying for a while ( film still II )")
![Dying for a while ( film still II )]( "Dying for a while ( film still II )")
Ethan Caflisch
Dying for a while ( film still II )
![Where the wall meets the floor VIII]( "Where the wall meets the floor VIII")
![Where the wall meets the floor VIII]( "Where the wall meets the floor VIII")
Ethan Caflisch
Where the wall meets the floor VIII
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXII
Ethan Caflisch
In Maroon and Blue I
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXV
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXX
Ethan Caflisch
Where the wall meets the floor V
Ethan Caflisch
My intentions were to take it
Ethan Caflisch
Where the wall meets the floor III
Ethan Caflisch
Spending the night in a different bed LXXI
