Behind the Work; Forte and Pianissimo

Finished pieces.

In finalizing the last of the work for ‘Material Experiments’ last month, (currently on view at Cahoots) I had one final idea I wanted to dig into before preparing all of the work for install. I hadn’t thought too much about the pieces, just that I wanted to try out two opposing processes in regards to my collage work. 

The first was to simply cover a surface with cut paper. No ‘sketches’ beforehand, no planning where pieces would go - just fill up the page. Keep laying down pieces until I can no longer see white. The second piece would be the same size as the first, but the pieces would be carefully chosen. Slowly applied. I wanted to play with balance and movement within the confines of the page size, and the push and pull of planned and unplanned.

And so, Forte and Pianissimo came to be. 

The process of gluing and sticking the pieces to Forte was loud and fast (otherwise I would catch myself planning the next piece spacing) and made quite a racket in the studio. Pianissimo was slow, meditative as I sifted through my pile of cut paintings. They were completely different experiences but yet the same.

You can see the work (and more!) at Cahoots until March (end date TBD).