8 Industrial Vignettes: River Rouge
8 Industrial Vignettes: River Rouge, 2013-14, Encaustic, oil paint, cement, marine varnish, 8- 6” wood panels, 24” x 13”
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I was inspired by Monet’s haystacks series of differing light conditions. The Rouge, once majestic in scale and production, here is shown in differing weather conditions.
Note: In 1915, this Ford Motor Plant was built along the River Rouge, West of Detroit. By 1927, The Rouge was the most fully integrated car manufacturing site in the world. 16 million square feet with 93 buildings. By 1930’s over 100,000 people worked there.