2023 PAINT ON CANVAS
Lunar Time
acrylic on canvas
Think of it as calligraphy or writing, which in Chinese tradition is an active, physical and repetitive practice. Cosmic energy, or qi, comes down through the body and out through the hand and the brush. I simply eliminate the hand and the brush. I make these paintings by dipping my torso into liquid paint and then rubbing it down the side of the canvas. Between each stroke, I crouch down into the paint, where I can center myself before reaching up and leaving another trace.
Lunar Time (#95) for Hessie, 2023
56” x 106” - This painting was created during a live performance at Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France.
Installation - Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris - with Agilé Gbidoun and Hessie
Click here to see photos of the PERFORMANCE
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