Transmutation I/2011

Death mask 1 (top)




Death mask 2 (second from top)




Death mask 3 (third from top)




Death mask 4 (center)




Death mask 5 (bottom)




Death mask 6 (left)




Death mask 7 (right)






Transmutation I/2011; laminated beech wood, concrete, steel, epoxy resin, enamel wash, and enamel, $6,900

Weight approx. 22.5 kg (50 lb). Approximate dimensions: height 140 cm (55"), span 80 cm (31"), individual cross beam width 20 cm (8"). Features seven death masks individually cast from concrete and painted and finished by hand. Approximate dimensions of individual death masks: 15 cm x 29 cm x 30 cm (6" x 11.5" x 12"). Cross is labeled and signed on back.

May be displayed either standing on the floor (must be secured to wall) or mounted on the wall (requires additional support on bottom due to weight).

Note that due to this piece's substantial dimensions and weight; it must either be picked up in person at the artist's workshop in Zurich, Switzerland, or a cargo company must be directed to collect the piece.

This cross was the center piece of the Antecedent Death I exhibition, Lausanne, Switzerland, February/March 2011. Lowermost photo by Franck Faignot; used with kind permission.

Triptych II/2011 - Celtic Frost II

Triptych II/2011 - Celtic Frost II




Triptych II/2011, left panel: Self, Deceased L/2011




Triptych II/2011, center panel: Self, Deceased XXVIII/2011




Triptych II/2011, right panel: Self, Deceased LI/2011


"Triptych II/2011 - Celtic Frost II" created December 2008 to January 2011, and inspired by the demise of Celtic Frost. Available only as a complete triptych; SOLD

- Left panel: "Self, Deceased L/2011"; angled, enamel wash on concrete.

- Center panel: "Self, Deceased XXXVIII/2011"; enamel wash and enamel on concrete.

- Right panel: "Self, Deceased LI/2011"; angled, enamel wash on concrete.

Cast from concrete, and mounted on anodized aluminum frames. Cast and painted individually by hand, using a variety of washes and oil/enamel/terracota paints. Labeled, numbered, and signed. Dimension of individual death masks approx. 24 cm x 33 cm (10" x 13") framed. Weight of complete triptych with frames approx. 9 kg (20 lb).

This triptych was part of the Antecedent Death I exhibition, Lausanne, Switzerland, February/March 2011.

Self, Deceased LIII/2011

Self, Deceased LIII/2011; enamel wash, enamel, and epoxy resin on concrete, $710

Cast from concrete and mounted on silver aluminum frame. Cast and painted individually by hand and/or airbrush, using a variety of washes and oil, enamel, or acrylic paints. Labeled, numbered, and signed. Dimensions: approx. 15 cm x 24 cm (6" x 10") unframed, and 24 cm x 33 cm (10" x 13") framed. Weight with frame approx. 3 kg (6.66 lb).

This death mask was part of the Antecedent Death I exhibition, Lausanne, Switzerland, February/March 2011.