This has a nice backstory to its creation. Last week after a committee meeting, a colleague noted that the business offices were ditching a bunch of frames. He asked if I thought I could use them. I underestimated its dimensions in relation to some existing art I had. Internally there is a cardboard piece that sits between the backing and the intended piece of art. I took that piece and painted on top of it. Those grooves you see are the paper giving way to the weight and moisture of the acrylic paint.
There was a wee problem in that the cardboard was ever so slightly smaller than the inner lip of the frame. A piece of glass or clear plastic serves to hold it in beautifully. Presently, I am using the original plastic piece, which can present some glare problems and has a few scratches after serving many years in a heavily trafficked university hallway. Actually, I think it fits the spirit of the art, a reproduced proletarian piece over an original piece of capitalist promotion 😉
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Hi, Kent. This is an interesting one, visually and story wise. I’ve not looked at this blog for awhile, so I’m having a great time catching up!
Thank you Pat!
It came out very nice. Reminds me of a Mark Bradford painting.
Thank you Eric, and thanks for the comparison and introduction to Bradford’s work. I like it very much, there is an intentionality that feels random.