Support Materials: Donna Marcus Examples of Work

Khrushchev + Nixon

2013

plastic, brass, SLC print

15 x 15 x 30 cm

Nixon and Khrushchev expounded political ideologies at the now famous 1959 Moscow ‘kitchen debate’ at an exhibition using a ‘typical’ American kitchen as a bravura demonstration of technological and social superiority.  Since that time, centres and peripheries of material production and technologies have changed dramatically.

One component of Khrushchev + Nixon is assembled using knobs of saucepan lids collected over 20 years, the patina of use etched into the point of connection between hand and lid. While the other component is fresh from the printer, delivered to the doorstep in a smart new box.  The identity of who represented by each piece is now longer clear.

Delphinus

2009

Location: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Art Management: Urban Art Projects

Marcus’ sculptural practice of utilising distinctly mundane everyday domestic objects creates an aura of intimacy that stems from nostalgic memory and familiarity with in this case, the humble lemon squeezer. Marcus’ internally lit sculptures are positioned to match the Delphinus constellation documented by astronomer As-Sufi (Azophi) over 1000 years ago, and guide pedestrians through the Seacourt area.

Burst

2017

Anodised aluminium   90 x 76 x 8 cm

Radiate

2017

Aluminium and anodised aluminium 95 x 83 x 7 cm

Pail

2018

Vitreous enamel, steel 

38 cm diameter

Range

2018

Vitreous enamel, steel

38 cm diameter

Plant

2018

Vitreous enameled steel, LED internal lighting

each element 1.5 m diameter

Gold (Yellow) Gold (White) Gold (Pink)

2018

Aluminium, dimensions variable

103 x 227 x 21 cm each

Sluice

2018

Installation view

Biennale of Australia Art (BOAA)

Ballarat, VIC

Registration

2018

Aluminium

90 x 220 x 6 cm

Scale

2017

Plastic (Retrieved saucepan knobs), aluminium plate

20 x 24 x 2 cm