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Coloured Paper Cut-outs
My work tries to explore and examine the boundary between painting drawing and sculpture. This I do by making coloured paper cut outs. The initial idea is sketched and reworked on paper, which is the drawing phase of the procedure. The cutting pasting and applying of paper to a support is a different dynamic from that of applying paint to a canvas, and could be the intermediate step, personally speaking between painting/drawing, and full blown sculpture. Ive been painting drawing for several years. Im inspired by ancient civilisations like the Aztecs/Mayans and the ancient egyptians. Picasso said that looking at a painting should be similar in effect to that of razor blades, or words to that effect, he meant that a painting should hit us forcefully, I agree with that sentiment and try to reproduce it in some of my pictures. Im also influenced by matisse who first brought the medium to prominence.
Submitted to Winter 2009 Showcase
One Comment
I really like the graphical imagery, but am distracted by the wrinkled white paper in the background. I use paper cutouts in my work, too. You might achieve a better effect if you pasted the cutouts on a more sturdy ground, like canvas board.
I hope you don’t mind the constructive comments.