Già
18"
x 24"Acrylic
on Canvas2006Sold
This highly
textured painting is part of my Synchronal Variety
series. These paintings combine decorative abstraction and meticulous
photorealism in a contemporary wabi-sabi aesthetic. Wabi-sabi
refers to the traditional Japanese aesthetic of appreciating
things that are impermanent, imperfect, and incomplete. This
ideal manifests itself in the abstract background of the piece,
which is comprised of many textural layers. The very top section
has a very tactile, visceral quality formed by layers of paint
and tiny glass beads. A reflective silver design ornaments the
bottom section, which has a rough dark maroon texture. Dominating
the painting is a San Salvador rock iguana found only (legally)
in the Bahamas.
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