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Trying my hand at editing and collaging my old experiments onto a gallery wall.

(Just for practice purposes)

Inspired by Jana Euler’s relationship between art, the object and the gesture i explored ways to investigate the Coronavirus cell. I worked with ideas of excess, saturation and texture to show the current conscious and the notion of beauty vs grotesque. I turned towards other artists such as Ernst Haeckler and John Armleder to help guide this investigation.

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inspired by the landscapes of Carla Klein I’ve been looking at areas that evoke a sense of emptiness/peacefulness/quietness/eeriness/abandonment/uselessness around Sydney. Due to the current circumstances I haven't been able to physically go inspect these areas, so instead I’ve been taking screen shots of these areas on google street view. The fact these images of every street exist in Sydney/over the the world could be the catalyst for its own work, but it certainly has raised some interesting perspectives on the the paintings I will be completing.

The street view has characteristic perspective, at times the image is distorted and magnified. These images bring into question ideas of surveillance, and with regards to current circumstances this kind of virtual exploration has a new layer of relevance and realism. I wonder how many people have street viewed the crowded beaches of Sydney.

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My process begins with enlarging a large photo using a inkjet printer then using mod podge (like a glue) to secure it to the canvas- it needs 24hrs to dry then spritz it with water to saturate the paper. Begin removing the top layer of the paper, then slowly rub off the remaining paper until the image appears- it’s pretty laborious! Also it’s a little volatile and some parts may not stick well, as you can see. I have removed the hair part and will be painting flowers in its place!!! In my mind it will be great -fingers crossed!!

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