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Writer's picture: Astrid TurnerAstrid Turner

Mounting the paper casts onto the wall gave me the result I was looking for. They looked like finished, established works. Easy observation. I think we get a better sense of the structure but also the painting itself. The forms are still identifiable. The paintings still suggest the use of the everyday objects. (Lefebvre's influence, impact of COVID on working space). You can still the routes. (Debord's psychogeography, method of autoethnography). As it works well in the house and I imagine, would work well in a gallery space. I've shown the adjustments made to still be able to present work formally within the constraints of my home. This is the only white wall in my house. So I'm confined to one space for documentation and presentation.


As much as I like these pieces, I still think there's room for refinement. Although the paper holds itself structurally, I think if I'd used canvas, then it reinforces the idea that it is still supposed to be a painting.

Thinking about Sam Gilliam's abandonment of stretcher bars, I plan to paint onto canvas and present in the same way as the paper versions.


Front facing view:


Left:


Right:


Right again, but different perspective:


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Writer's picture: Astrid TurnerAstrid Turner

I went back to the drawing board with these. I didn't want them to go purely to waste but I wasn't happy with how the looked.

Sketch for alternative presentation. I got rid of the desire that I wanted a 3D piece to coincide with the paintings. Thus, giant collage.

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Writer's picture: Astrid TurnerAstrid Turner

I put together the cut outs. Reinforced with some glue, they were able to stand up on their own sufficiently.

The mount board was still flimsy, but stronger than the cardboard. I think if I'd used sheets of MDF they would've been cleaner, better straight edges, more defined. The only reason I didn't was I don't have a workshop at home for cutting, sawing, priming wood.


I don't have the space to photograph them as a group, so I've displayed them individually. This isn't how I wanted them to be presented so the next step was to find an alternative way to displaying them.



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