So, I’m doing a series of prints for my printmaking final. They explore delicate textures and the complex patterning of common objects. Sweater Print was the first, Panty Print and Turkish Gold Print are the second and third:
Panty Print. 12" x 16". linocut, ink on paper.
three panty prints
and,
Turkish Gold Print. 12" x 16". lino-cut ink on paper.
three prints
There are two more prints to come as well.
Sweater Print #1 (of 3). 12" x 16". oil on paper, linocut.
three sweater prints
Haven’t done a poster in a while. This one’s for DJ Olmec, who’s spinning the Halloween party, Carn-Evil, at Vassar:
Carn-Evil, Halloween.
Look for these on campus come September:
Once they’re printed you’ll be able to find them online at wvkr.org
Some more nudes from the Arthouse Hotel, Sydney:
Shoulders. Conte crayon. 11" x 17"
Side. Conte crayon. 11" x 17"
Seated. Conte crayon. 11" x 17"
Twist. conte crayon. 11" x 17"
For my final project in Sculpture 1, I installed some more dowel-ribbon sculptures along with my first two, RYB and Sunset, to create a little whimsical section of forest.
RYB, worm's eye view.
RYB and Sunset
Sunset in pines
The sculptures became representational, mimicking the trees in the site.
final sculpture diagonal
branch sculpture
another sculpture
and another.
I de-installed and scrapped all the sculptures, save RYB, but I think they were successful in their site for the time they were up.
Sunset
In re-working Sculpture #3, I’ve found a completely new form for these bent oak boards. I made new anchor points that act as stilts to raise the up-turned boat form into the sky. Much like RYB, this work aims to create a personal space, a simple canopy of bent boards and some sparse polyester ribbon, that can both restrict and expand one’s experience with the landscape.
Sunset. Wood (Oak, Pine, Ply) and polyester ribbon.
Sunset sunset.
Sunset with trees.
Here’s something new, the poster for the Founder’s Day line-up, headlined by !!!:
!!! Founder's Day 2009.
I did the original artwork with enamel and spraypaint and masking tape on a 3′ x 5′ peice of ply. Once I finished, Olmec picked it up and flexed his digi-magic, adding text and gorgeous color adjustment. Sure, you’ll probably forget this concert, but you better not miss it. Olmec’s been working hard on it.
A newer work, in the same style, but instead executed on a wooden panel with spraypaint and KR Inks:
MF Tails. KR Inks and spraypaint on board. 40" x 50".
I have been experimenting with a representational form of expressionism, recently, that seeks to remedy the lack of spontaneity in graphic street-art. Stencils are pre-cut and tags practiced to death. This portrait, done with KRINK markers, could exist on a mailbox or the side of a U-Haul, but it is also defined by uniqueness and quick, short expressive strokes. I am attempting to bring Van Gogh’s expressionist use of marks (that dictate both form and significance) to a modern, graphic context.
Self-Portrait#1, 2009. 30" x 40"
And an earlier study, with some different colors, done in Copic Markers:
Self-Portrait#1 Study, 2009. 14" X 17".
These are some recent works I did for my sculpture class, in an attempt to create an innovative new form of documenting human experience. In my longer essay on the works, I call the pieces “ TIMELINES OF EMOTION, OF FEELINGS, ” that are made up of “VISUAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT SEEM IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, OR LOG.” Essentially, these works are visual diaries, that record not exact dates or details of my day, but rather my emotional state over a period of time. Each color has a corresponding set of similar emotions:
Yellow- Blissful, Content, High, or Optimistic
Red- Anxious, Stressed, Frustrated, Annoyed.
Blue- Sad, Low, Sick, Tired.
The directionality of the strokes indicate the intensity or nature of the represented emotions. The vertical lines suggest the emotion is overwhelming, while horizontal lines indicate stability or mildness. Everything in between is fairly abstract and based on spontaneity. Each grouping of lines, usually 4-7, represents a single moment in my history. The calendar is read left to right, top to bottom.
Red, Yellow, Blue Calendar #1.
Wall Ribbon Calendar #1.
