My final project is done. The top images are the newest of the bunch from the term. Large abstract, mostly charcoal and acrylic on canvas. picture 2 is 5' by 7' I believe. picture 3 is 4' by 5'. Picture 4 is 3' by 4'. The drawings of losers and the large map complete the project.
My work becomes text as soon as anyone else interacts with it I think. There are also elements of objects embedded in the paint film. Photos, dried paint that formed up, oil pastels. Each mark I make could be considered a product of culture but I prefer to focus on how people interact with it once it's being showcased.
For the most recent stuff I found experimenting to be the fruits of inovation. By that, I mean I made the best final product when I was trying something new. I had never gone so heavy on the charcoal before and now that I have it will be something I continue with for sure.
Maps I will also continue with just more casually. I never mean for the map to thrust forward and become a museum item; just a warm, imaginitive thing to look at.
Overall the most important part of my work is the method and the process. I am certain that I will be painting and drawing for the rest of my life because I desperately enjoy the process. Whether it makes me a living or not, I'll always come back to it.
I love seeing how you've actualized these long term projects. Now especially after I know your method and what you really put into each piece.
ReplyDeleteThis has come together so beautifully. I love it, and I find it especially intriguing how you define your work as a text the second a spectator interprets its meaning and makes it something of their own. So, would you not call it a text if it hasn't seen an outsider's / spectator's eye yet?
ReplyDeleteI loved how you tried something new for the last one and it paid off it's so amazing! I curious what new things you will try after this experience.
ReplyDeleteI will miss our late studio chats, but man you have always knocked it out of the park ethan!!! alert me if you ever sell prints because your losers series really speaks to me! and my pocket....
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