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| 1) The painting begins as a small collage in which the
artist takes one of his photographs, tears away the edges, and roughs-in
background color to suggest underlying layers (the notes refer to
the various levels of relief and prospective materials.) |
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| 2) The artist next enlarges his study, cuts and shapes
the support for the realistically handled painting (either canvas-covered
ply, or a hand-cast plaster surface). Here, the artist affixes the
shaped canvas onto raised slats on the painting’s foundation
board. |
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| 3) Slowly the painting comes to life. Here the artist
has completed the Chicago street scene (in acrylic), and has begun
work on the surrounding plaster and mixed media textures. |
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| 4) Next, the artist begins placing hand-cast plaster
elements onto the painting’s various levels. Like a mason, he
chips and breaks the small plaster pieces as he glues, suggesting
underlying layers of archeology. |
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| 5) Before painting the plaster components, he disguises
the plaster’s white edges by dripping dark-colored paint or
ink into rifts and breaks. |
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| 6) Here the artist carefully tints the plaster components
to echo the colors and patterns of the Chicago street scene. |
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7) After eight or nine weeks the painting rests on its easel completed.
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8) “Magikist” completed |
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