RETROSPECTIVE, REALISM. (S3) [Information Paintings] 5 paintings, 2016. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 28” x 24” each.
The Information Paintings are made in series. Each series starts with an intentional selection of a set of museum wall label photos from my archive.
This is followed by the creation of a set of rules for how they can be created.
This series RETROSPECTIVE, REALISM explores labels from an exhibition of paintings featuring the traditional pictorial subjects of landscape, portrait and still life.
The paintings were created over painted grounds by printing the texts in rectangles of rich blue ink with the text occurring as unprinted space - known as the “resist” in printing - revealing the background through the letters
“Victor's Loft” 2016. Acrylic and gouache on canvas. 28” x 21”
"Naomi In Bikini” 2016. Acrylic and gouache on canvas. 28” x 21”
“Orange Nicole” 2016. Acrylic and gouache on canvas. 28” x 21”