Juxtaposition

Random Acrylic
(h40 x w40 x d1.5cm)

For someone renowned for his colourful and vibrant offerings, to paint one on the exhibition theme of simply 'black and white' was quite a challenge.

One white canvas was taped across in the middle to allow one half to be painted black so each side was contrasted/ compated against the other. A cardboard tube profiled with string was used to paint the inital white layer on the black half. Three tie wraps were scrunched together at random to provide the next effect before a bubble wrap bag was carefully applied to give the third effect. The techinques were repeated on the white half but with black paint.

Finally, each colour was folded into moulding paste and applied with a small spatula onto the relevant half to add a series of layers before the contrasting highlights were added to the peaks of these layers with a small spatula.

Thanks for looking.