canyon after thought
2009
48"x 33" inches
Acrylic, Latex and Cut Canvas over Felt
This recent painting was inspired by a 2009 trip to the Grand Canyon. The departure point was a tattered canvas that I drew a topographical map of a section of the canyon in which the shadow areas were cut out revealing a black felt material beneath the surface of the canvas. I weaved an image of Rodin's "thinker" into the painting to express the insignificance of human scale and artistic achievement I felt before such a grand geologic "carving". With nods to geology, art history, sculpture, and nature, the references in this work become camouflaged into the final image.
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