Josiah McElheny

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Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Sun Painting IV
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-pressed and polished prismatic glass, low-iron mirror
30 x 39 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Sun Painting III
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-pressed and polished prismatic glass, low-iron mirror
23 x 23 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Sun Painting II
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-pressed and polished prismatic glass, low-iron mirror
22 x 23 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Sun Painting I
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-pressed and polished prismatic glass, low-iron mirror
23 x 21 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Galaxy Painting 5194
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-formed and polished “micromosaic” glass, black mirror
17 x 17 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Galaxy Painting 1512
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-formed and polished “micromosaic” glass, black mirror
17 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Galaxy Painting 628
2018
oil on board with inset, hand-formed and polished “micromosaic” glass, black mirror
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches

Josiah McElheny

Cosmic Elixir: Joe Mchpee’s ‘Cosmic Love’, Distilled May 27, 2018, Bottle 70
2018
handblown glass bottle, cork, wax, distilled music elixir
14 x 4 inches

Josiah McElheny

The Album: Cosmic Elixir – Distillations in Sound
2018
blue ink silkscreen tip-on print, handmade archival paperboard folded blank vinyl record cover
12 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches

Josiah McElheny

Blue Cosmic Meteorite Viewer I
2018
hand-formed and polished blue meteorite, low-iron mirror, blue architectural mirror, blue architectural sheet glass, Douglas fir
11H x 12L x 14W inches

Josiah McElheny

The World’s First Solid Blue Record: Joe Mcphee’s ‘Cosmic Love
2018
press-cast and polished blue glass, engraved brass, architectural blue mirror, museum glass, walnut frame
14 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 1 1/2 inches

Josiah McElheny

Blue Cosmic Trumpet
2018
handblown and formed blue glass, gold-plated brass hardware, oiled walnut
12 h. x 27 x 7 inches

Josiah McElheny

Scheerbart Hand-Colors Taut’s Stairway to the Exhibition Room
2014
Drawing with retouching pencil on silver gelatin photograph
20 x 16 inches

Josiah McElheny

Sheerbart Hand-Colors Taut’s Glass House
2014
Drawing with retouching pencil on silver gelatin photograph
20 x 16 inches

Josiah McElheny
Black Cloud Chamber
2014
Handblown and polished glass, Sumi inked clear pine, rope, felt, hardware
71 x 68 x 45 inches (180.34 x 172.72 x 114.3 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Black Cloud Chamber
2014
Handblown and polished glass, Sumi inked clear pine, rope, felt, hardware
71 x 68 x 45 inches (180.34 x 172.72 x 114.3 cm)

Josiah McElheny
End of a Love Affair
2014
Handblown and polished glass, douglas fir, speakers, amplifier, industrial audio player, electric wiring, cut and polished blue sheet glass, brass control knobs, felt, hardware
55 x 43 x 23 inches (139.7 x 109.2 x 58.42 cm)

Josiah McElheny
End of a Love Affair
2014
Handblown and polished glass, douglas fir, speakers, amplifier, industrial audio player, electric wiring, cut and polished blue sheet glass, brass control knobs, felt, hardware
55 x 43 x 23 inches (139.7 x 109.2 x 58.42 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Imaginary Landscape No. 1
2014
Handblown and polished glass, sitka spruce, instrument gear motors, electric wiring, hardware
23 x 54 x 12 inches (58.42 x 137.16 x 30.48 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Imaginary Landscape No. 1
2014
Handblown and polished glass, sitka spruce, instrument gear motors, electric wiring, hardware
23 x 54 x 12 inches (58.42 x 137.16 x 30.48 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Color Time—Model One
2014
Handblown molded and polished glass, marine plywood, red oak, AC gear motor and inverter, Variac control knob, electric lighting, electric wiring, sheet glass, mirror, hardware
32 1/2 x 24 x 29 inches (82.55 x 61 x 73.66 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Color Time—Model One
2014
Handblown molded and polished glass, marine plywood, red oak, AC gear motor and inverter, Variac control knob, electric lighting, electric wiring, sheet glass, mirror, hardware
32 1/2 x 24 x 29 inches (82.55 x 61 x 73.66 cm)

Josiah McElheny
Sketch for a Patent (Bottle Loudspeaker)
2014
colored pencil on vellum
17 x 11 inches

Josiah McElheny
Score for a Continuous Composition II
2014
graphite on artist-made staff paper
11 x 17 inches

Josiah McElheny
Score for a Continuous Composition I
2014
graphite on artist-made staff paper
11 x 17 inches

Josiah McElheny
Color Time Signatures Green/black over Yellow
2014
graphite and colorfast ink on notebook graphing paper
11 x 8 1/5 inches

Josiah McElheny
Color Time Signatures Blue/black over Blue
2014
graphite and sumi ink on notebook graphing paper
11 x 8 1/5 inches

Josiah McElheny
Color Time Signatures Purple/black over Red
2014
graphite with sumi and colorfast ink on notebook graphing paper
11 x 8 1/5 inches

Josiah McElheny
Study for a Black Cloud Bell
2014
ink and graphite on archival polyester vellum
16 x 20 inches

Josiah McElheny
The Club for Modern Fashions
2013
Architectural vitrine (in collaboration with John Vinci): wood, sheet-glass, hardware, carpet, furniture, and electric lighting. Performance: actors; period suits and dresses; movement; duration variable.
119 3/4 x 194 1/2 x 146 1/2 inches

Josiah McElheny
Modern Fashions at The Arts Club of Chicago
2013
billboard-sized photographic print
dimensions vary

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (I)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (II)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (III)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (IV)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (V)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (VI)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (VII)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Photographs for the Club for Modern Fashions (VIII)
2013
inkjet print on paper
8 x 10 inches
Ed. of 5 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Posters (The Light Club of Vizcaya) I
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Posters (The Light Club of Vizcaya) II
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Posters (The Light Club of Vizcaya) III
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Posters (The Light Club of Vizcaya) IV
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Posters (The Light Club of Vizcaya) V
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

Josiah McElheny
Movie Poster (The Light Club of Vizcaya) VI
2012-13
archival inkjet print on paper
40 x 27 inches
Ed. of 10 (with 1 A.P.)

BIO

b. 1966, Boston, MA

Lives and works in New York.