Recently, I began making paper cutouts again. I made a series of work using cut paper figures back in 2012. I went back to straight 2D painting for a year or so after that, but now I am back at it. For me, the process of making cutouts is much more tactile and exploratory that painting. It allows me to experiment with new materials and forces me to problem solve more actively. Each cutout has it's own evolution, and it's this organic engagement with the materials that I am really enjoying right now.
The works in progress...
A couple of the pieces I did in 2012...
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Bereaved #3
tissue paper, gouache, graphite & enamel on paper (mounted in wood shadowbox)
31" x 33"
2012
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Hysteric #1
tissue paper, gouache, graphite, enamel & string on paper (mounted in wood shadowbox)
25" x 30.5"
2012
And finally, Some current inspiration...
Flower Construction #39 by Anne Ten Donkelaar, via her site
Camilla Engman, via her site
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