Trained in structural engineering before committing to fine art, Vane approaches wall relief as a balance of tensile threshold and structural load rather than painterly gesture. Every armature is fabricated on-site to sustain extreme mineral weight.
Over fourteen years, the practice transitioned from planar canvas supports to heavy calcified lime mortars, cold-rolled mild steel, and unprimed flax. Each cycle requires uninterrupted seasonal curing windows to allow chemical crystallization.
Raw lime and cold steel
Plaster mixtures are prepared in deliberate batches using slaked lime, bone black, and marble dust. Layers are troweled onto unprimed flax stretched across welded steel skeletons, creating deliberate fissuring as moisture escapes.
Steel joints undergo chemical oxidation prior to structural mounting, creating permanent patinas that resist sealants. The completed works preserve atmospheric moisture data from the specific week of fabrication.
Selected milestones
14
years in studio
09
solo museum cycles
18
permanent public holdings
Comprehensive monographs, provenance ledgers, and high-resolution exhibition dossiers are available to curators and academic researchers upon verified request.