Untitled 1970

Fred Eversley's untitled work is made of cast resin, a material developed during the Second World War, and later adopted by artists. Eversley was part of the Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s and 70s, where he worked as an engineer at NASA. He also worked alongside artists associated with the Light and Space movement who experimented with industrial materials like plastics to explore perception and the effects of light, volume and scale. The Light and Space movement critiqued the institutions of art by moving away from painting and sculpture towards site-specific installations. Eversley, however, took a different approach, creating portable objects, which could be displayed in a range of settings, and were affordable. The role of the historian here is to consider how the artworks are rooted in place, but also how artists attempt to overcome social and institutional constraints. To understand Fred Eversley’s work more fully, you might consider his involvement in the Black Arts Movement and the ways in which science and technology shape our perceptions of art.