Charles Ross: The Substance of Light

By Thomas McEvilley

Charles Ross' fascination with light, time and the space of the stars has produced a major earthwork, large-scale prism installations, sculpture, and painting with dynamite. From Star Axis , a vast architectonic earth/star work in the New Mexico desert, to his Solar Burns series made by burning wood-panel monochromes with focused rays of the sun, Ross allows the natural patterns and forces of the cosmos to inform his work. The Substance of Light is a comprehensive volume that covers over four decades of work and features full-color illustrations of his Solar Spectrum artworks, Star Axis , his Solar Burns , Star Maps and Explosion Paintings and Drawings , along with early work and selected architectural commissions. Major essays by Thomas McEvilley and Klaus Ottmann, as well as an extensive interview with Lo c Malle and a range of historical texts are also included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193443549X
• ISBN13: 9781934435496
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Radius Books
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 6.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 10.3" x 12.5"