Origins
Sharpie on Paper
Craftwork
Original sharpie drawing for painting
by Dana Frostick
March 23 - April 22, 2012
Smallspace Gallery
Artist Statement
The drawings featured in "Origins" are spontaneously brought into existence: I first clear my mind and allow the creative urge to enter my brain sending an impulse though my arm into my hand - pen held relaxed and ready - and finally releasing it onto paper. I allow each image to express itself and then as it emerges, I actively recognize areas within the piece which I then fill with a variety of repeating patterns. Foreground and background become distinct, but sometimes illogical. The images that emerge are universal, supplying a pattern that is recognized by everyone and yet each viewer sees a pattern that is specific to them.
The idea for the "Elaborate Doodle" paintings I have featured in "Altered Perceptions" originated with these drawings. I began doing drawings of this nature in the late 1980's, with several of them being published in various editions of the Richmond art and poetry magazine, "Caution." In 2006, I felt compelled to create more of them. Upon completion of a few dozen, I wondered what they would look like as paintings, and recreated them with conte crayon and oil on canvas. Eventually, I decided that they should be created by drawing with sharpie directly onto the canvas, then layering with acrylic and more sharpie. I have since begun incorporating soft pastel into the paintings as well and have focused on featuring the sharpie to a greater extent in the finished works. Eventually, I hope to bring these forms and patterns into the 3rd dimension with sculptures.
Dana Frostick's sharpie on paper work
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Opening Reception Fourth Friday
March 23, 2012
7-10 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Music provided by Janet Martin
Closing Artist Talk
Sunday, April 22, 2012
4 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Hide & Bone
Original sharpie drawing for painting
by Dana Frostick
Grazing Giraffe
Original sharpie drawing for painting
by Dana Frostick
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