Passage(s)

First post of April, and already, things taken a turn for good. I earned that internship for the art museum over the summer. Of course, I have to put off any traveling this summer because I got this fabulous new job at this retail shop. I will also throw a lot of summer classes to catch up on my academics since I lagged behind the past two semesters. All is good and all is well--so far.


Passage(s). Mixed media, oil color, India ink, found imagery. 2011. G.T.

In my sketchbook, I wanted to try something different in my work. Fusing oil color and mixed media with various types of medium. To me, I think I hit the nail right in the head. Something that feels eternal, dreamy, soft, and yet, surface my feelings in a broad aesthetic.

Currently: I'm working on a different portfolio, from scratch, due before the end of this semester (May 10, '11).

Identity Crisis

A series entitled 'Identity Crisis' explore the unnerving subject of the possibilities that ensue with the oncoming repercussions.

False Objects

untitled(warnings), collage, photography. 10" x 12". 2011.



untitled collage, photography. 10" x 12". 2011.

Exploration through natural and man-made materials, creating a harmonious collision that challenges the notion of our conformity.

Function

'anywhere but here' collage, mixed media, Sharpie ink, newsprint, found imagery. 10" x 12". 2011.



'but how does it work?' collage, mixed media. 10" x 12", 2011.


A contrast between organic and non-organic subjects situate the landscape of a new collage/mixed style, focusing more on found imagery and ink as one heavy subject. Although the two subjects seem to be both of irrelevant ideas, as a collision they form an entire new meaning.

9" x 12", (untitled collage), acrylic, found imagery, India ink.

I am allowing myself to express the flow of my creativity. A new semester is now in session and now I'm questioning if this non-stop creative cycle will halt to a standstill while the heap amounts of money that I spent for this semester; chances I won't have energy to attend the lectures.

For this collage, I used the ad of David Yurman with Kate Moss. As the other collage, I wanted to achieve a varying abstract look, to ascribe multiple textures and mediums.

Exclusion

Untitled collage, mixed media collage, gouache, India ink. 9" x 12". 2011

Sitting on a wooden chair, outside in the midst of the mid-morning sun hanging above me, pondering and letting the cigarette pour out of my lips like a chimeney. Eyes drawn shut, thoughts of less important subjects cloud my mind. My hands begin to move on their own, foreign from the rest of my body. It is only that I begin to etch the unfamiliar faces that surround me. As a take a sip from my coffee, it drips onto the paper, running with the India ink. To say this was done unintentionally would be an exaggeration itself.

IBM

(Untitled collage), 11'' x 15'', acrylic, India ink, found imagery.

Once, Twice.

The idea of using found imagery and recreating a new landscape, a departure from my use of charcoal, graphite and ink sounds more appealing. I need to expand my horizon. I'm working on several pieces inspired by John Stezaker, using black-and-white modern photography, working in contrasting colors of acrylics and India ink.


Maybe evolve with more 3D dimension installation style, using Marlo Pascual aesthetic could put a foundation in my new work. More updates soon.