Each artist in the Open Books exhibition
was asked to send a framed
work relevant to their accordion books, to be displayed
alongside. So, after spreading all the stencils on my
work table and staring at them for hours, I picked out
just a few and moved them around until they seemed to
fit together in a new and intriguing way. I pasted
the assemblage down on a firm support, gave it a protective
coat of acrylic, then painted it with oils. It's finished,
framed and carefully packed to be sent to Wales by courier
next week.
Fragments of a Life 1 2012
Collage, acrylic and oil on canvas board. Approx
size (framed): 37cms X 50cms
I didn't consciously set out to
tell a story in this picture and I'm
still trying to figure out what it is telling me. The
stencils I made had specific
meanings in My Life Unfolds but recycling
gives them new roles and I find this process stimulating,
not unlike the I-Ching or Tarot, but with my own
set of symbols. I will definitely be re-assembling the
rest of them, perhaps as studies for paintings.
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