Tuesday, January 13, 2015

THE VARIABLE GRID


William Loveless, #1405, Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on cradled wood panel, 24"h x 36"w.

Early in the 2014 season, with new formulas identified, I begin work on the grid design itself.
For many seasons now, I've had a vague desire to diversify the grid format somehow - to allow more flexibility and make it more visually dynamic while retaining its research integrity.
I found that by dividing the format into alternating zones of measurement I could create a kind of visual counterpoint of scale, an optical analogue of musical counterpoint.
Expansion events could now be large, medium, and small and spaced accordingly - a more "punctuated" approach - - and a complex design challenge in itself -  a kind of puzzle in which all parts must fit and balance.




 William Loveless, #1404, Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on cradled wood pane, 12"h x 46"w. Painting at top (#1405) is SOLD.

As of this writing, these paintings are available through Fresh Paint Art, Culver City, CA. Painting at top (#1405) is SOLD.

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