Doug Bosch
Born 1966, Lancaster, OH, lives and works in Providence, RI
Pollen Terrains, 2000, color photographs of pitch pine pollen forms, Museum Purchase, 2000.31
Doug Bosch approaches his art like a scientist. By using natural and synthetic materials, he experiments with processes to find out what the different materials will do when subjected to various conditions. Bosch began collecting pitch-pine pollen in 1996 at a lakefront in northern New Hampshire. As he experimented with it as a medium, he learned that pollen could be used as a paint or stain when mixed with linseed oil or as a solid, sculptural material if left in its powdery state. Pollen Terrains illustrates various shapes that the pitch-pine pollen randomly created in its interaction with its environment. Bosch displays the images of these organic forms in a methodical grid, indicating his search for an aesthetic control over the patterns that emerge form random arrangements. These photographs were purchased from The 2000 DeCordova Annual Exhibition.
