New Color in the Times of Slow Coffee is a series from stylist Michelle Maguire, painter Kristin Texeira and photographer Kelsey McClellan. To begin, Texeira put oil to canvas, summoning intuitive shapes and distinctly contemporary forms in a fresh take on abstraction. These colourful works were then transformed into digital images – with Maguire shipping props to McClellan’s home in a form of remote replication. The project became a kind of “visual challenge” across weeks, with experimentation as a source of endless inspiration – images shared between California, Ohio and upstate New York. Each composition is an artistic response in its own right, upholding a cyclical conversation between practitioners. The results are beguiling: with utilitarian objects held in states of diversion and interpretation. Foam, rope, vases, light bulbs and string are transformed and redefined in the process. kelseymcclellan.com | michelle-maguire.com | kristintexeira.com.

Image Credits:
1. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire, Cobalt Teal 2, from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
2. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire Pyrrole Red 2, from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
3. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire, Light Bulb 1 from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
4. Kelsey McClellan,and Michelle Maguire, Quinacridone Magenta 2, from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
5. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire, Foam 1 from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
6. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire,Freckle Rock 1 from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).
7. Kelsey McClellan and Michelle Maguire, Rope 1. from the series New Color in the Time of Slow Coffee (2021).