Just some pics showing about half of the panels in the studio which are stacked against the wall. It's enjoyable to look at all of them there, waiting for something else to happen.
At one point this past fall I thought that it might be neat to remove all of the panels from the studio and install them in a gallery, just leaned up against the wall, resting on the ground as they do in my space. Than every day I would walk into the gallery and rearrange them so that different panels would be on the front of each stack. Never did it. But thought it might be a nice presentation of the work. Showcasing the volume of work more than the painting.
There is something very satisfying in seeing these panels stacked on the wall. The physical space that the work consumes is quite interesting. I like your thoughts on displaying them this way . . . Something about seeing them like this makes me think about how they would combine into three dimensional pieces. Clamping them together at right angles and creating a cube or a volumetric rectangle of sorts.
ReplyDeleteOf course I am also intrigued by the idea of stacking them flat (how my old paper pieces lived in the studio once they were dry) one on top of the other. Denying the viewer content. Why do I think these things, probably because those are thoughts I have with my own work. Deny the viewer access to the content, but allow them to see the evidence of the work from the accumulation of marks on the edges . . .
This has become a bit of a rant. I meant to tell you that I appreciate the artists references that you have sent recently. I have one that I think you might like to check out because he paints portraiture and his technique is interesting. I will try to remember to email that to you, it is on a slip of paper on my dining room table at the moment . . .
You know, the way you stated; "Deny the viewer access to the content, but allow them to see the evidence of the work from the accumulation of marks on the edges", rang true with me. Hadn't thought about it that way or articulated it as such, but there is something very true about what I am doing in the way you stated that.
ReplyDeleteI want there to be image and design in the work, but most days that really seems like a secondary concern to just having done something. Like crossing off days on a calendar, putting pennies in a jar, that sort of thing. Denying access to content is not a goal, but getting people to connect to the content is certainly not the focus. The content is for me, not so much for them.
So I wonder what I need to do to get the individual panels to have the same expression as the sum of them. I think I cover up too much of what was done with what I am doing to really relay the history there.
Thanks for your comments, it really got me thinking.