2:50 PM: for the past few days i’ve been in the mood to take older collages and revise them. the one you see BELOW left, made in 2017, was ok, but it seems too busy in light of my current aesthetic. so i worked on it a bit, and the result, for the moment, is what you see on the right.
the composition has been made more spare, with elements of the 2017 version intact. bits of my recent mark making frenzy have found their way into the picture, and two figures have appeared on the lower left, echoing my latest passion for using ano kato-esque figures seen from above, adding another dimension of time and space, as well as a note of mystery.
i don’t think i’m quite done with this one, especially the figures. but i’m too tired to continue this afternoon, so i’ll pick it back up tomorrow morning. but before i do continue, it’s very interesting to me looking at these two side by side, in terms of the story i’m almost ready to tell about the development of my vision; what’s essential and what’s not needed.
july, 2015, with one of my gaze series paintings
8:58 AM: this photo of me with one of my gaze series paintings was shot in july, 2015. the entire series can be viewed here: https://philip-tarlow.squarespace.com/config/
i should make it over to my studio by about 10:30, and will post about my studio process later today.