Objects

All objects are mixed materials.

Geography Lesson
Geography Lesson

2008. 13" H x 10" W x 10" D. Private collection
Bound and Determined
Bound and Determined

1980–81. 24" H x 10" W x 10" D.
Castle in the Clouds
Castle in the Clouds

1992–93. 21" H x 11" W x 11" D.
Domestic Architecture
Domestic Architecture

1978. 12" H x 10" W x 10" D. Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
DNA, RNA or NRA?
DNA, RNA or NRA?

1991–93. 17" H x 12" W x 13" D.
Existential Moment
Existential Moment

1993–94. 15" H x 23" W x 8" D.
Insominiac
Insominiac

1978. 12" H x 8" W x 11" D (side view).
Insominiac
Insominiac

1978. 12" H x 8" W x 11" D (front view).
Institution of the Acceptable (and its consequences)
Institution of the Acceptable (and its consequences)

1991–94. 20" square.
Historical Tale
Historical Tale

1983–84. 15" H x 12" W x 12" D.
Landscape
Landscape

2007–08. 32" H x 23" W x 20" D. Private collection
Lullaby
Lullaby

1991–93. 27" H x 12" W x 12" D.
Mephisto's Physics
Mephisto's Physics

1992–93. 15" H x 12" W x 12" D.
Mountain
Mountain

1993–94. 27.5" H x 12.25" W x 12.25" D. Private collection.
Night's Home
Night's Home

1980–89. 19" H x 9.5" W x 11" D.
Of a Religious Nature
Of a Religious Nature

1983–85. 16" H x 11" W x 9" D.
Past Future, Future Past
Past Future, Future Past

1984–85. 7" H x 7" W x 11" D.
Philosophy of Science, Science of Philosophy
Philosophy of Science, Science of Philosophy

1993–95. 26" H x 24" W x 24" D.
Queen's Honey
Queen's Honey

1988–89. 16" H x 18" W x 10" D (diagonal view).
Queen's Honey
Queen's Honey

1988–89. 16" H x 18" W x 10" D (side view).
Terminal Bloom
Terminal Bloom

1980–81. 15" H x 10.5" W x 10.5" D.
Eruption
Eruption

2002. 16.75" H x 16.75" W x 12" D.
Skin Condition
Skin Condition

2007. 11.5" H x 9.5" W x 12" D.
Growth
Growth

2007. 11.5" H x 9.5" W x 12" D.
Caesar's Dowry
Caesar's Dowry

1979–80. 11" H x 9" W x 9" D.
Untitled (Blue Tubes)
Untitled (Blue Tubes)

2002. 18" H x 18" W x 20" D.
Russian Architecture, circa 1929–1953
Russian Architecture, circa 1929–1953

2006. 27.5" H x 18" W x 18" D.
Nocturnal Bloom
Nocturnal Bloom

2002. 15" H x 15" W x 15" D.
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness

2005. 16" H x 16" W x 10.5" D.
Possibly Poisonous
Possibly Poisonous

2002. 14" H x 14" W x 10.5" D.
Possibly Poisonous
Possibly Poisonous

2002. 14" H x 14" W x 10.5" D (detail).

Paintings

The paintings shown here are part of the "Meditation" series, painted between 1999-2011. All paintings are acrylic on canvas.

Obscure and Ambiguous
Obscure and Ambiguous

2007. 47" H x 38" W. Private collection
Celestial Navigation
Celestial Navigation

2004. 62" square. Private collection

In the Spring
In the Spring

2004. 57" H x 74.5" W.
Accident or Incident?
Accident or Incident?

1999. 47.25" H x 40.5" W.
Between Zero and One
Between Zero and One

2000. 69" H x 48.5" W.
Persian Carpet
Persian Carpet

2007. 47.5" H x 67.5" W.
No End in Sight
No End in Sight

2007–08. 61.5" H x 132" W. Private collection
As Far as the Eye Can See
As Far as the Eye Can See

2006–07. 55.25" H x 98" W. Private collection
Out of and Into?
Out of and Into?

2007. 25" H x 40" W. Private collection
Entrance or Exit?
Entrance or Exit?

2007. 58" H x 86" W. Private collection

Wall Reliefs

All wall reliefs are mixed materials.

Downpour
Downpour

2005. 58.5" H x 58.5" W x 6.5" D. Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Downpour
Downpour

2005. 58.5" H x 58.5" W x 6.5" D (detail). Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue

2004–05. 58.5" H x 58.5" W x 6.5" D.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue

2004–05. 58.5" H x 58.5" W x 6.5" D (detail).
Take Your Medicine, Nothing is Too Big to Swallow
Take Your Medicine, Nothing is Too Big to Swallow

1994–96. 79" H x 57" W x 5" D. Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; gift of friend of The Gallery, Seth Ammerman
Take Your Medicine, Nothing is Too Big to Swallow
Take Your Medicine, Nothing is Too Big to Swallow

1994–96. 79" H x 57" W x 5" D (detail). Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; gift of friend of The Gallery, Seth Ammerman
After You, After All
After You, After All

1992. 81” H x 57” W x 4” D. Private collection
After You, After All
After You, After All

1992. 81” H x 57” W x 4” D (detail). Private collection
An Alphabetical Order
An Alphabetical Order

1978-1980. 83” H x 57” W x 4” D. Private collection
An Alphabetical Order
An Alphabetical Order

1978-1980. 83” H x 57” W x 4” D (detail). Private collection
To Reason, Sleep
To Reason, Sleep

1990–93. 81” H x 58” W x 4” D.
To Reason, Sleep
To Reason, Sleep

1990–93. 81” H x 58” W x 4” D (detail).
Arctic Spring
Arctic Spring

1991. 80” H x 57” W x 4” D.
Artic Spring
Artic Spring

1991. 80” H x 57” W x 4” D (detail).
Serpent’s Dream
Serpent’s Dream

1988–90. 96" H x 61" W x 4.5" D. Collection Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Serpent’s Dream
Serpent’s Dream

1988–90. 96" H x 61" W x 4.5" D (detail). Collection Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Distant Hum
Distant Hum

1991. 81" H x 57" W x 4" D.

Distant Hum
Distant Hum

1991. 81" H x 57" W x 4" D (detail).
Dry Ice
Dry Ice

1979–80. 83” H x 57” W x 4” D. Collection Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; gift of Michelle Thomas Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, and the Hanson Family Trust
Dry Ice
Dry Ice

1979–80. 83” H x 57” W x 4” D (detail). Collection Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; gift of Michelle Thomas Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, and the Hanson Family Trust
Science, Chance, and Probability
Science, Chance, and Probability

1990–91. 91.5” H x 56” W x 4” D. Private collection
Science, Chance, and Probability
Science, Chance, and Probability

1990–91. 91.5” H x 56” W x 4” D (detail). Private collection
Untitled
Untitled

1990. 81” H x 57” W x 5” D. Collection Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Untitled
Untitled

1990. 81” H x 57” W x 5” D (detail). Collection Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California; gift of Deborah Bain in memory of Joel Young
Celestial Puzzle
Celestial Puzzle

2006–07. 62” H x 62” W x 5.5” D. Collection The San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California; gift of Michelle Thomas Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, and the Hanson Family Trust
Celestial Puzzle (detail)
Celestial Puzzle (detail)

2006–07. 62” H x 62” W x 5.5” D (detail). Collection The San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California; gift of Michelle Thomas Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, and the Hanson Family Trust
Microscopic or Macroscopic?
Microscopic or Macroscopic?

2002–2004. 72” H x 60” W x 6” D. Private collection
Microscopic or Macroscopic?
Microscopic or Macroscopic?

2002–2004. 72” H x 60” W x 6” D (detail). Private collection
Night Sky
Night Sky

2005. 58.5” H x 58.5” W x 51.5” D. Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; gift of friend of The Gallery, Seth Ammerman
Night Sky
Night Sky

2005. 58.5” H x 58.5” W x 5.5” D (detail). Collection Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; gift of friend of The Gallery, Seth Ammerman
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