RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.
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I'm an artist living and working in Philadelphia. I make works on paper.
My drawings focus on measurement and probing.
Each series of marks is made by filling a tool then making marks until the liquid is gone. The repetition allows me to be caught up in a rhythm; the proximity of the marks create rest and action. I touch the surface, make the mark, and then move away. In this work the process defines the outcome. It is minimalist, repetitive, and iterative. In my work a topology of process is revealed.
My work is in several private collections.
Measuring is an essential aspect of my work. This book is a continuation of markmaking with a dropper. A dropper is filled and I touch the surface to release the ink multiple times until the dropper is empty. The marks are made continuously filling each page. The dots begin to have a texture. They feel like writing but they are not.
White ink on black Canson paper.
