Edges

The 'Edges' series has been an interesting journey for me as an artist. This body of work was born out of the process of my 'Shred' series. After spending hours in my studio layering paint I started to notice that the edges of the boards that I was covering were really interesting documenting my process. I really enjoyed the tension that this created in the work. The front of the painting stayed a minimal block of colour while the sides were the interesting parts.... These images are of a few install experiments.

Some studio shots of the paintings being made...

Edges installation - Graduate Exhibition

This was a really hard install. I wanted the colour combinations to be just as discordant as how I applied the colour to the paintings. I also wanted the whole body of work to act really formally to really tighten that tension visible in the work. It was interesting to the 'double takes' at the exhibition as people looked and then looked again to come closer and see the edges of the paintings. I feel like the work was really successful as each piece worked really well individually and just as great as a whole installation.

Remains

Shred

One day i went into the city to visit my mother for lunch and afterwards I had some errands to run. As i was walking I started to notice how run down everything was. Paint rusting, blistering, peeling away from its surface,and what really made me laugh was that i thought it was beautiful. Hence, these paintings...

These works were very labour intensive and made me think a lot about the value of labour in art. The time spent layering paint and then tearing it off again is uncountable. Every spare second i had i was trying to ruin my painting, and in the end they became so complex it was hard to see the beauty of them. Sometimes I feel as though the photographs are a better documentation of the concept.