NADA Miami 2021

"Prototype Tablet 1 (Silicone)" exemplifies the material and formal exploration of Edler’s “tablet” series. An object of sterile white cast silicone is inlaid within a rectilinear panel of carved wood. The wooden layer is painted with a homemade wax created by melting together every color of Crayola crayon. The resulting shade of matte eggplant is echoed in a metallic finish by the thin frame of powder-coated steel. The graphic color blocking and subtle interplay of pattern and texture recall various strategies of abstract composition, accentuated by an elegant balance of relief and counter relief. While most of the dimensional elements appear ruinous and obscure, the work’s most legible motif is a raised handprint, an age-old icon of humanity’s presence and creative expression, connecting this work to a continuum of mark-making that stretches from the paleolithic to the present.