RICE_COLORFIELD_ #1
2011
acrylic / found record album covers
24" X 12"
The paintings are created by applying a uniform layer of acrylic onto a found image, usually a 12" album cover. The complex and improvised patchwork of lines, curvature and ornamentation are created by scoring and grooving out the paint surface with an
X-Aacto knife. Graphic details and color appear as a "surprise". The process can be attributed to a sort of metaphor for excavating.
The pattern is a reference to a Chinese rice field character used in learning calligraphy.
I discovered a few calligraphy learning handbooks in random convenient shops
during a recent trip to Shanghai. I’m really into local ephemera when travelling and print
and stationery items are one of my most revered.
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X-Aacto knife. Graphic details and color appear as a "surprise". The process can be attributed to a sort of metaphor for excavating.
The pattern is a reference to a Chinese rice field character used in learning calligraphy.
I discovered a few calligraphy learning handbooks in random convenient shops
during a recent trip to Shanghai. I’m really into local ephemera when travelling and print
and stationery items are one of my most revered.
CLCK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
