[Originally Posted on Weblearn by
ADAM WALLACE
at Monday, 13 January 2014 08:42:43 o'clock GMT]
The ground of a painting is inimical to the atmosphere it creates,
and how it is received by the viewer. In the past my work was grounded
on cardboard, which I distressed to create a sense of impermanence, to
reflect the temporary nature of our consumer culture. I'm now moving the
same style of work, distorted figurative pieces, with collaged
elements, onto canvas, and want to find a way to create the same mood in
my work as was achieved when they were grounded on cardboard.
My thoughts are to experiment with using materials like bitumen at
the edges of the the canvas & the sides of the stretcher, to create a
lumpy, distorted frame. Pieces of detritus & dirt can be stuck into
the bitumen to replicate the dirt & grease which is ever present in
the forgotten corners of the city, the low places we see every day but
ignore, absobing them only through our peripheral vision. I want to
bring those places into full view, to celebrate & recognise their
being, and to achieve this I need to consider the grounding of my work
most carefully.
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