#1

Close in detail of front and back of #1


#2

Close in detail of front and back of #2


#3

Close in detail of front and back of #3


#4

Close in detail of front and back of #4


#5

Close in detail of front and back of #5

 

In “Two Sides,” traditional painting and digital imaging technology are interdependent; one can’t exist without the other in a mixed-media role reversal of the two art forms. Small acrylic paintings are made on a clear base the size of an old glass negative, which then becomes the carrier for an intensive process of high-resolution digital imaging. Magnification at near-microscopic levels reveals spontaneous, flowing interactions of paint that can only be seen when greatly enlarged.

Like glass negatives, there are two sides—therefore, two paintings. One is not a reverse of the other, but a completely different yet similar image, shown side by side: a front and a back. One purposeful, one serendipitous.


Scale & Hanging

The two images are presented large, side by side as mirror images.