Ay-O at Emily Harvey.(Brief Article) From: Art in America | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Rosenfeld, Jason | COPYRIGHT 2002 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

With the exhibition "Rainbow Mandala," Fluxus veteran Ay-O combines his signature rainbow imagery and a new motif of circles with centered dots. Twelve works from 2001, some consisting of multiple canvases, were made of baked crayon and acrylic. Ay-O places bits of crayon on his canvases and heats them in the oven until the colors melt and blend. Kernels of crayon remain on the surfaces like mini-volcanoes on a multihued relief map, their flows creating the geometric design.