Safe Self Storage, Ink on paper, 30" x 22", 2006
These recent drawings, labeled “Plot Plans”, are meticulous, quietly
subversive works on paper in ink and watercolor, reminiscent of
architectural drawings, medical illustration, and antique maps. A
work is begun with a loose gestural sketch, and then a fine point
Rapidograph pen is employed to build up the image with thousands of
miniscule dots. The drawing is then embellished with watercolor and
self-designed rubber stamps. The fantastical structures depicted are
host to imaginary organizations. Text captions labeling the rooms and
spaces make use of puns, double meanings and dark humor. These
miniature worlds articulate slightly unsettling social phenomena and
psychological patterns, suggesting a depiction of both the individual
mind and the broader culture.
gallery website: www.frontroom.org
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