Anthropocene Mountain - Framed by Tom Rossiter: July 31, 2020

Pink above, pink below, and the towers holding the line in between.

July 31, 2020 is a framed work by Tom Rossiter in the Anthropocene Mountain series, made around 2020 and set in cedar. Cities have long been compared to man-made mountain ranges, and the series takes the comparison literally by doubling the skyline into a ridge. Streaked clouds of rose, violet and gold fill the summer sky over Chicago. The reflection mirrors those colors almost exactly, so the dark band of buildings floats between two sunsets. The cedar frame is charred black and crackled. It is 16 inches wide and 16 high.

Two sunsets out of a single evening, which seems efficient.