- using a map as a basis, i paint a line with acrylic on an A5 size piece of paper. i do around 50 of these at a time. red mark is an example of one of these small paintings.
- next i photocopy the image on to an overhead transparency, enlarging it to A4 size. i'll also enlarge the image, photocopying it onto A3 sized paper. this means that i can trace the image off and make works on paper too.
- with the transparency, i then project the mark on to the wall. with some i took photos of the projection, and that's the work. with other pieces, i then trace around the projection, making marks and lines on the wall. on a bigger, longer corridor wall, i select different overheads and the piece builds and morphs down the wall.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
process
putting a piece on the wall takes time and involves certain steps.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I really like the work with the transparency. I remember when I did my technicians course at VU we did some work with OHPs and transferring images on to large canvases. It really was glorified "tracing" but a great technique. This is much more creative but I recognise the approach.
I think your use of cartography is really interesting.
thanks Kim.
people still use the OHP in the painting dept at RMIT to save a bit of time.
i've discovered that the act of 'tracing' the mark is a bit more complex, particularly with the internal marks. in describing the gesture, i need to choose where the difference between tones and shapes are. i might write a bit more on this in another post.
Post a Comment