SHARDS SPEAKING
Making this body of work led Melchert into a more painterly terrain. During a studio visit in the last year of his life, he said, “If I’d stayed in Chicago, I probably would have become a painter, but looking at these, perhaps I have.”
What Began As A Sound, 2023, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
Still Why?, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
Why, Sure, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
Just Why?, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
When Clay Shards Yell, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
Twentyone, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
It, Too, Is, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
If the Yellow Were A Sound, What Would the Cobalt Be?, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
Sought and Seen, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 60"
Mind The Bumpers, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
Released 2, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
Where Found, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 12" x 12"
Why Not?, 2022, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 18" x 18"
Untitled (Estate No. 101), 2023, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 36" x 54"
Untitled (Estate No. 102), 2023, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 36" x 36"
The Move That Won The Game, 2023, broken and glazed ceramic tile, 24" x 24"