formica with matt Lynch > worksurface


Since 2015, I have collaborated with sculptor Matt Lynch of Simparch to produce laser-cut high-pressure laminate mosaics about labor, industry, culture, and nature. For our mosaic series Work/Surface, we homage the 1933 Cincinnati Union Terminal glass mosaic industry murals created by German artist Winold Reis in the late 1920's. First designed as ink line drawings from factory tours, Formica styles and colors are then selected for the thousands of shapes. Unlike the heroically idealized figures in the Reiss murals, ours affirm the true dignity of people who work in factories, representing a variety of body types, races and genders. Our mosaics reflect the transformation that blue-collar work in the U.S. has undergone since the first half of the 20th century, and a change in attitude.

Formica Corporation
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2015
Rumpke Recycling
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2016
Perfetti Van Mele (Airheads)
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2016
G.E. Aviation
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2016
Verdin Bells and Clocks
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2017
Rookwood Pottery
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2017
Queen City Sausage
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2017
Proctor And Gamble
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2017
Rhinegeist Brewery
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2018
Cincinnati Incorporated
Formica Laminate
90 inches square
2018