Jordan Eagles, URTS (detail), 2008.Blood, copper preserved on plexiglass, UV resin, 36 x 36 x 3 in.
In Jordan Eagles's New Blood series he suspends, encases, and permanently preserves animal blood (salvaged from slaughterhouses) in plexiglass and UV resin. This technique retains the blood’s natural colors and textures. Gallery lighting reveals the medium's many layers and is almost as important as the piece itself. "The materials and luminosity," says the artist, "relate to themes of corporeality, mortality, spirituality, and science—regenerating the blood as sublime."
The group exhibition Coincidental Opposites at Causey Contemporary in Brooklyn will include work from the New Blood series. Runs July 16 - August 23.
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