C O M M I S S I O N S

back to all categories | back to commissions

Hemlock Semiconductor

In 2010-2011 I was commissioned to create two new paintings for the new Hemlock Semiconductor plant being built in Midland, Michigan. Hemlock Semiconductor, a unit of Dow Corning, creates photovoltaic material (such as is used in solar panels) from raw quartz.

Featured

2011

Radiate

2011

2010

Array

2010

The Manager of Analytical Research provided me with extensive photographic material, including shots of the new cleanroom being built with its network of pipes exposed, beautiful in its geometry, and material samples from the production process which provided for a wealth of interesting texture and color inspiration. These reference materials guided my own research and the formulation of the composition and palette.

Reference Imagery

An assortment of reference images, including crystal specimens from the Smithsonian, molecular structures, and electron-microscope images of surface texture.

Installation Site

The client sent me images of the location where the finished painting was to be installed while the building was still under construction.

Installation Mock-up

I used the photos of the building under construction and supplied measurements to create a mock-up so that the client could better understand the scale of the painting in their space.

'Array' Installed

Array, 2010

Oil on canvas on panel
30x65” (tetraptych)

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporate Collection

Location Mock-up

For the second painting, we repeated the process of the first, using construction photos and measurements to mock-up the painting in progress in its eventual location.

Radiate, 2011

Oil on muslin on panel
42x58” (diptych)

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporate Collection