Argument 06
Scale
Commercial paint by the gallon and canvas on the floor produced a size easel practice could not reach. At that size the viewer’s body becomes part of the equipment.
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Entries
One cause, one consequence, each
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Paint by the gallon
Commercial house paint and unstretched canvas on the floor made a size that easel practice could not reach.
- 02
Standing distance
A canvas sized to the wall asks the body to move back until the picture resolves.
- 03
The room becomes the work
Once the piece needs a specific room, the room is part of what is being made.
Standing distance is part of the work: a canvas sized to the wall asks the body to move back until the picture resolves.
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