The Brick series results from Mitch Iburg’s exploration of salvaged brick waste as a painting medium.
Decomposing brick waste from the former Twin Cities Brick Plant was gathered and brought to the artist’s studio. The material is pulverized to dust, blended with acrylic, PVA, and cold wax binding agents, and applied on fired clay tiles.
Because the kilns were large and fired inefficiently, the color of the fired bricks varies
from red-orange-brown. The color variations of brick naturally result in subtle color
changes when used as a painting medium.