Canvases finely layered by traces of
molecular paint pigment, flashing sequential imagery of an overturned milk truck, the unctuous fluid spreading across an indistinct American highway, a hanging metallic shard, an imposing vestige of Everett's performative sculpture.
The analysis revealed the
molecular and elemental composition of the
paint and the medium used to bind the
paint: The scientists discovered that the
painting was made using encaustic — a technique that uses a mixture of
pigment and melted beeswax that is «burned in» on a wooden base.