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(2006) Resin, foam, brass, plaster, acrylic, and wood

sphere: 28 in. diameter base: 35 in. x 35 in. x 2 in.

The sphere is embedded with the inverted image of David Bowie. The irises of both eyes in the sculpture are tubes that transect the interior of the sphere - opening out on the opposite side.

Prior to each presentation, green acrylic is poured into the right eye and blue into the left; each eye pour corresponding to Bowie's famously mismatched iris coloration. The paint that is poured into the eyes spills out the back of the openings onto the wood platform - leaving a permanent stain.

John Espinosa "The Ones You See and The Ones You Don't" at MASH, NY curated by Michael Sellinger and Omar Lopez-Chahoud + at The Company, LA curated by Anat Egbi and Annie Wharton
John Espinosa "The Ones You See and The Ones You Don't" at MASH, NY curated by Michael Sellinger and Omar Lopez-Chahoud + at The Company, LA curated by Anat Egbi and Annie Wharton
John Espinosa "The Ones You See and The Ones You Don't" at MASH, NY curated by Michael Sellinger and Omar Lopez-Chahoud + at The Company, LA curated by Anat Egbi and Annie Wharton
John Espinosa "The Ones You See and The Ones You Don't" at MASH, NY curated by Michael Sellinger and Omar Lopez-Chahoud + at The Company, LA curated by Anat Egbi and Annie Wharton