‘SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE’ 2Ø2Ø
72”x6Ø” HOUSE PAINT ON CANVAS
↓ ABOUT
USING PAINTERS TAPE AND MULTIPLE POINTS ON EITHER END OF THE CANVAS I USED 60"+ STRIPS TO MASK OF THE PAINTED AREAS. I CHOSE TO NOT DRAW GUIDE LINES BETWEEN THE POINTS TO ALLOW FOR HUMAN ERROR.
AS THE TAPE WAS HELD AT EACH END, AND LAYED DOWN, WITH MY ARMS STRETCHED OUT AS FAR AS I COULD REACH, THE INPERFECTIONS OF THE WAVORING LINES CREATED SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN LINE WIDTHS. THESE ARE NOTICIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AREAS OF THE CANVAS. EVERY ITERATION OF THIS PROCESS WILL ALWAYS BE UNIQUE.
THE PAINT WAS NOT FULLY DRY AS I REMOVED THE TAPE ALLOWING FOR BLEEDING EDGES. A SEAMIGLY PERFECT GRID EMBRACES IT'S INPERFECTIONS AND HUMANITY.
‘QUARANTINED ESCAPE’ 2Ø2Ø
72”x6Ø” ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
↓ ABOUT
FIRST PAINTING OF THE YEAR
PORTRAIT OF WOMAN FLOATING IN POOL, "ENJOYING" THE SEPERATION FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD DURING QUARATINE IN JUNE OF 2020.
WE ALL LIVED IN DIFFERENT METAPHORICAL / LITTERAL "BUBBLES" WHILE THE WORLD WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN; REPRESENTED BY THE SHARK BEACH BALL HELD NEAR HER HIDDEN FACE, CAPTURING OUR TRUE MENATL STATE.
AFTER MONTHS OF LITTLE TO NO INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE, "SIX FEET APART" STARTED TO FEEL MORE LIKE A CHOICE RATHER THAN A RECOMENDATION. WE BECAME MORE AND MORE RECLUSIVE AND ANXIOUS IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS AND FOR SOME "KEEP(ING) YOUR DISTANCE" WAS THE ONLY WAY WE KNEW HOW TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
OWNER: EMILY SNYDER
‘THIS IS ME TRYING’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” HOUSE PAINT ON CANVAS
↓ ABOUT
IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE THIS IS GENERALLY HOW I FEEL MOST OF THE TIMES. I THINK MOST PEOPLE (OR DOGS) CAN RELATE.
MADE USING PAINTERS TAPE AND A SMALL ROLLER TO BLOCK OFF SIMPLE GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND AREAS MORE COMPLEX FORMS WERE CREATED.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE CANVAS YOU CAN SEE THE AREAS THAT WERE PAINTED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BY THE RIDGES THE TAPE LEFT BEHIND. THE ADDEDITIVE PROCESS OF USING SIMPLE GEOMETRIC SHAPES TO CREATE A RECOGONIZABLE FORM BEMACME VERY REWARDING.
IN THE END THAT'S REALLY WHAT EVERYTHING IS.
*NOTE: "THIS IS ME TRYING" WAS INSPIRED BY A TAYLOR SWIFT SONG. DON'T TELL ANYONE.
‘PARANOID TRIP(TYCH)’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
↓ ABOUT
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‘LEFT BRAIN RIGHT BRAIN’ 2Ø2Ø
72”x6Ø” HOUSE PAINT ON CANVAS
↓ ABOUT
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PAINTINGS | WORKS ON PAPER | MIXED MEDIA | HAND EMBROIDERY
‘FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
DESIGN:** INTENT WAS TO CREATE A POWERFUL SYMBOL USING REFLECTED GEOMETRY TO GIVE A SNESE OF DIMENSION AND LIGHT TO A SHAPE THAT REPRESENTS "POWER AND HUMAN ACHIEVENT" (THE PYRAMID OR TRIANGLE).
AS I WAS WAS WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN IT FELT MORE AND MORE LIKE A FLAG THAT COULD RERPESENT "REBELION" DIVISION OR A SYMBOL A DICTATOR WOULD ADOPT. I BEGAN TO THINK DIFFEENTLY ABOUT WHAT I WAS CREATING AND THE CONTRASTING IDEALS IT COULD REPRESENNT DEPEMDING ON ITS USE.
CONCLUSION: MAYBE NOW IT'S JUST AN INTERSTING GRAPHIC AND GEOMERTY STUDY, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS A FINANCIAL LOGO IN THE 1980'S. 🤔
‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
INSPIRED BY EARLY VIDEO GAME GRAPHICS AND DOT MARTIX PRINTS. USING SHAPES I REGULARLY USE BUT BREAKING THEM DOWN TO THEIR SIMPLEST PIXEL VERSIONS.
‘TERROR’S THE PRODUCT’ 2Ø2Ø
8”1Ø” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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‘NO-ONE’ 2Ø2Ø
8”x1Ø” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION.
‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
‘SAME OLD NEWS’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
INSPIRED BY PLACEHOLDER OR "FPO" NEWSPAPER LAYOUTS.
‘READ BETWEEN THE LIES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
‘BLUE AND RED LINES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF PAPER I HAD STOCKED I SWITCHED TO POSTER BOARD FOUND AT MY LOCAL CVS. USING RED ABD BLUE SHARPIE I APPLIED THE SAME TECHNIQUE I HAD BEEN USING ON OTHER MORE "PREMIUM" PAPERS AND TESTED A SIMPLE ALTERNATING COLOR PATTERN MASKED OFF WITH DOLLAR STORE MASKING TAPE AND WAS PLEASEANTLY SURPRISED HOW VIBRANT THE INK LAID ON THE SURFACE. THE CHEAPER TAPE NOT MEANT FOR CLEAN LINES LEFT BEHIND UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERESTING BLEED / COLOR OVERLAYS.
I QUICKLY BOUT THEIR ENTIRE STOCK.
‘BLUE AND RED LINES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
‘BLUE AND RED LINES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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‘BLUE AND RED LINES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
‘BLUE AND RED LINES’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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WORKS ON PAPER → RGB SERIES
‘RED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
‘GREEN’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
‘BLUE’ 2Ø2Ø
18”X24” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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‘RED SQUARE’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
‘GREEN TRIANGLE’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
‘BLUE CIRCLE’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
↓ ABOUT
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WORKS ON PAPER → GRAPHIC ELEMENTS SERIES
(1) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
(4) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
(7) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
(1) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
(2) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
(5) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
(8) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
(4) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
(3) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE ON PAPER
(6) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE & CRAYON ON PAPER
(9) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
(7) ‘UNTITLED’ 2Ø2Ø
9”X12” SHARPIE PAPER
↓ ABOUT
UNING GRIDS AND SHAPES THAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKES MINUTES TO PRODUCE DIGITALLY TOOK HOURS. THINKING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS BECAME ESENTIAL BEFORE PUTTING "PEN TO PAPER". THERE'S NO "COMMAND Z" WITH A SHARPIE.
THESE BECAME A FORM OF MEDETATION & CONCENTRATION FOR ME OVER TIME.
THESE WERE SOME OF THE FIRST WORKS PRODUCED OF THE YEAR AND GAVE ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF GRIDS & LINE WEIGHTS THAT I CARRIED INTO MY DIGITAL WORK LATER ON.
TOOLS / MEDIUM: PENCIL, RULLER, SHARPIE, PAINTERS TAPE, BRISTOL PAPER.
SIZE: 9"x12"
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PAINTINGS | WORKS ON PAPER | MIXED MEDIA | HAND EMBROIDERY
‘SHIT FOR SALE, BUT WE DON’T HAVE TOILET PAPER’ 2Ø2Ø
9”x11.75” SHARPIE ON “FOR SALE SIGN
↓ ABOUT
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‘WHO CARES WHAT IT IS. JUST BUY IT.’ 2Ø2Ø
9””x11.75” SHARPIE ON FOR SALE SIGN
↓ ABOUT
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PAINTINGS | WORKS ON PAPER | MIXED MEDIA | HAND EMBROIDERY
‘FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN’ 2Ø2Ø
3”x3” HAND EMBROIDERED
‘BEARFACE’ 2Ø2Ø
3”x3” HAND EMBROIDERED
‘LVINING IN A NEW YORK BUBBLE’ 2Ø2Ø
3”x3” HAND EMBROIDERED
‘ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR’ 2Ø2Ø
3”x3” HAND EMBROIDERED
↓ ABOUT
SOME BAKED BREAD, SOME HAD CHILDREN, SOME DID LOTS OF COCAIN. I LEARNED HOW TO CROSS STITCH.
MOST WORK SHOWN IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE (ORIGINALS & PRINTS). IF INTERESTED FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS LARGE OR SMALL.