In grafitti culture, there is a practice known as “throw-up”. Throw-ups are quick-to-execute paintings designed for simplicity and speed. Little, if any, time is spent on details or further refinement to the finished painting. In this series, I chose to work in the spirit of the “throw-up” with a special focus on speed of execution with little or no detailing or further elaboration on each square. Essentially a sort of “automatic” painting, a “throw up”.
The “50 by 50” series is my intention to accomplish two things. One being to completely cover the walls of the room with paintings, and secondly to have the paintings be adjustable and/or replaceable. The individual paintings have not been titled and the viewer is encouraged to build their own version of events. How they see it all fitting together.
The pictures below are a selection from the series.
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