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Gentry
Each piece has
a freehand quality to it, which is introduced in the early stages. By
holding the canvas under the fluttering needle and as the teeth pull the
canvas forward, I maneuver the sheet by pulling or twisting, reversing
and slowing down, in a half controlled race to follow the contours of
a face or wing. I also vary the color of thread used and control the tension
giving it different effects at desired points in the image. An example
of this would be the hair of a model that may be curly and blonde; in
which case, I loosen the thread tension, and using a golden string. This
process also gives the work texture and dimensionality. Once this image
is stitched, it is time to run it through the typewriter. I look at the
phrases I type as small segments of thought, or a fragmented sentence
that I invite the viewer to complete. There is a therapeutic yet maddening
space that is created from typing the same phase over and over again.
I have that tension live in each piece. Color also plays a role in the
typing where shapes can be formed or certain words emphasized depending
on whether I type them in red ink of the ribbon or black, blue, brown
or purple. With a repetition of words, and switching between colors, I
find the hand and eyes often trick each other, producing a misspelling
or an extra letter. To me these flavor and contribute to the work, making
them “human”, and vulnerable. What is ahead for me can be seen in "fly", the "dolphin" and the larger birds which use multi-panels of canvas. I am going bigger with this work, and having the dialogue within the work come from the subject itself. Galleries & Stores Gibson: http://www.garygibson.com Happy: http://store.happylosangeles.com Hive Gallery: http://www.thehivegallery.com Cactus Gallery: http://www.eclecticcactus.com Cannible Flower: http://www.cannibalflower.com Create Fixate: http://www.createfixate.org |
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