Hearty Laugh
"This piece exudes a raw, weathered quality, created through a process of bonding two pieces together and then forcefully separating them, leaving traces of one upon the other. The torn and fractured surface reveals patches of faded color—muted yellows, faint reds, and soft blues—that bleed into each other, evoking a sense of erosion or decay. These remnants of the original surface seem to capture a history of both destruction and preservation, as though the act of separation has left scars and imprints that narrate the work’s creation. Encased in a layer of adhesive vinyl, the piece reflects the lights used to photograph it, adding an ethereal gloss that contrasts with the rugged, textured surface underneath. This reflective layer introduces a play of light that shifts as the viewer’s perspective changes, adding an almost spectral quality to the piece. The vinyl captures and intensifies certain areas, making the torn patches, cracks, and faded pigments seem both preserved and obscured beneath a translucent veil. The resulting composition is a testament to the tension between attachment and separation, between exposure and concealment. The piece invites contemplation on themes of fragmentation and memory, where the process of ripping apart has both marred and revealed elements of each layer. The glossy vinyl wrap acts as both a barrier and a lens, suggesting that what we see is filtered through layers of time and transformation, capturing a moment in the artwork’s physical journey of creation and erosion."
- D. L. Wye
Prints are produced on demand on stretched canvas, acrylic plexi, or giclee fine art paper in a variety of sizes here in the United States.
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