Deconstruction
I searched my mind for another food “thing” to paint that I might find interesting and finally settled on the brownie. I tried to get a pose, if you will, that might show the brownie the way many people might see brownies in bakeries and such. That was too boring, sorry. Then I just started messing around with the brownies I had and ultimately wound up with this, seemingly haphazard, arrangement of torn up pieces of whole brownie. Contrasting that with the, nearly whole, brownie in tact seemed to make a more interesting statement. The problem with approaching the problem that way is when it comes time to find a title for the painting almost anything goes. Between my wife and me, a list of 20 possibles emerged. The resulting title harkens back to the original dilemma of how to show this idea. I did, in fact, deconstruct the brownie into bite sized pieces. I do realize it is not a true deconstruction that would entail just sugar and vanilla and chocolate and so on, unmixed.
On a more technical note, when an artist gets and idea for a painting, oftentimes, that painting comes with a title that makes perfect sense. More often than not, the title is functional - just the object itself or the place itself. If you are looking to make a painting of a barn you just drive around until you see one that interests you. Then you find some more that are interesting and then you pick the one that works the best, inside your own head. Then that title becomes “Red Barn.” In a painting I recently finished the title came first and the set up was aimed at a literal translation of that title. That title was the reason for making the painting.
Realistically, the reason I make paintings of things I don’t usually eat is so I can eat them. This way I get subject matter. I am also a responsible consumer. I cannot waste food. I am very good at cleaning my plate.
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Framed with a black floating frame
Size: 22-1/2" x 23-3/8"
Price: $1,200.00 (Price does not include applicable sales tax or shipping)
On a more technical note, when an artist gets and idea for a painting, oftentimes, that painting comes with a title that makes perfect sense. More often than not, the title is functional - just the object itself or the place itself. If you are looking to make a painting of a barn you just drive around until you see one that interests you. Then you find some more that are interesting and then you pick the one that works the best, inside your own head. Then that title becomes “Red Barn.” In a painting I recently finished the title came first and the set up was aimed at a literal translation of that title. That title was the reason for making the painting.
Realistically, the reason I make paintings of things I don’t usually eat is so I can eat them. This way I get subject matter. I am also a responsible consumer. I cannot waste food. I am very good at cleaning my plate.
Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Framed with a black floating frame
Size: 22-1/2" x 23-3/8"
Price: $1,200.00 (Price does not include applicable sales tax or shipping)
