Text Paintings
These paintings developed as a specific project related to my practice of reading fiction.
The project process:
The project process:
- Notice the passages that stand out to me as meaning more to me personally than they are meant to mean in the context of the page.
- Present these passages outside of the context of the page without suggesting a specific interpretation of the text through visual design strategies such as emphasis or contrast. (i.e. Present the text in a straightforward manner.)
- Select fonts that do not draw attention to themselves. Use line spacing to achieve visual balance and perhaps a hint of emphasis.
- Fill the background with geometric or organic designs derived from letterforms.
Clicking on the images links to the online exhibition, Context, and longer quotes from the text are included.