GRAPHITE SERIES
IN THIS SERIES, LAYERS OF DULL DARK PAINT (MOSTLY BLACK AND SHADES OF GREY, ALSO DARK EARTHY COLOURS) IN A THICK AND RELIEF-LIKE IMPASTO APPLICATION ARE OVERWORKED WITH GRAPHITE LINES AND WEAVES. WE ALSO FIND FROTTAGE TEXTURES FROM OLD SARI STAMPS AND KENZANS.
THE RESULTS SUGGEST STONE-LIKE OR METAL-LIKE RELIEF SURFACES REVEALING ORNAMENTS, IMAGES OR CRYPTIC MESSAGES...
DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT LIGHTINGS, THE REFLECTIONS ON THE SURFACES CHANGE
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