For over ten years artist Joe Fig has crafted teeny tiny replicas of renowned artist studios, his meticulous renderings measuring from four to 60 inches. Starting with art world megastars like Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns and Willem de Kooning, he has since moved to exciting contemporary names like Eric Fischl and Mary Heilman.
Heilman's beachy studio harmoniously compliments her abstract canvases, as does her record collection, which is also on display. Chuck Close closely studies a supersized portrait, with paint splatters speckled beneath him. Not a detail is spared in these pint sized portrayals, which function as much as portraits as depictions of space.
The models point to our collective fascination with the creative process and endless desire to get the behind-the-scenes scoop. Somewhere between a stage set and a diorama, these miniature artist studios offer a large insight into the minds and lives of the always mysterious process of creating art.
