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With the advent of technology‘mainly
the digital camera and the Internet, I've decided
that it might be kind of interesting for others
to see the development of a painting. Most times,
the finished painting that an artist creates and
is seen by others is only the top layer, the final
result of hours, days, weeks, and months of evolving
ideas and brilliant mistakes and late-night dancing
freakouts. But as creating is such an intimate
experience for the artist, it has been rare throughout
history for anyone to actually see the development
of a certain piece.
I've been documenting the different stages of
my latest work -- Distraction. It's still unfinished
and I'm going to keep adding to this documentary
as the work changes until I eventually decide
I'm finished.
So far, this work has already evolved in concept
and appearance. What began as one 6ft. x 6ft.
canvas has already grown to what will eventually
encompass the main piece as well as 99 8in. x
10in. panels that will serve as complement pieces.
These 99 panels are not only complementary but
integral to the creation of the bigger piece.
In fact, the panels themselves are the paintbrushes
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to create the larger piece. Each
of them will be unique and could stand on their
own as investigations into the nature of paint‘its
textures, characteristics, colors, etc. But taken
all as a whole -- a total of 100 pieces‘So far,
this work has already evolved in concept and appearance.
What began as one 6ft. x 6ft. canvas has already
grown to what will eventually encompass the main
piece as well as 99 8in. x 10in. panels that will
serve as complement pieces. These 99 panels are
not only complementary but integral to the creation
of the bigger piece. In fact, the panels themselves
are the paintbrushes used to create the larger
piece. Each of them will be unique and could stand
on their own as investigations into the nature
of paint‘its textures, characteristics, colors,
etc. But taken all as a whole -- a total of 100
pieces -- each panel compliments the others to
create an overarching narrative, wherein all parts
are indispensable to the whole.
Iam hoping that this documentation will serve
as my artist statement for this piece. So, enjoy
and I will be making additions to this section
as I continue on with the piece. |
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