Sentences with phrase «removing layers of paint»

Fox's process, continually adding and removing layers of paint, echoes the way that geology forms slowly over time by evolution and erosion.

The works are produced by layering and removing layers of paint.

Not exact matches

This will allow the new paint to take a strong grip and will also remove a layer of the existing toxic paint.

They then removed a small sample of paint from the painting's blue walls, which revealed strata of color «exposed like a layer cake,» Casadio said.

Back then women removed thick layers of face powders and paints with the use of cleansing oils, followed by a foaming cleanser.

Instead of just revealing the Graphite underneath, sanding actually removed all of the layers of paint in some areas — which was okay because I wanted an aged look anyway.

Although it is painted as a show about rough bikers and drugs, once the first «layer» is removed (after several viewings) you are ultimately left with one of the best dramas on television.

After removing a layer of dust and grime, the auction company says the Black Jade paint appears 75 percent original, aside from a few applications of touch - up paint.

The car is so new, in fact, that it still wears its factory - applied cosmoline — a waxy layer of paint protectant that dealers typically remove before delivering a new car — which has attracted all the dirt and dust shown in the photos.

The cadmium base was a bit too shocking, and so by removing excess paint and then softly scraping a layer of alizarin crimson over it, the colour is infinitely richer.

[10] The artist sought to remove any trace of her brush, sanding down each layer of paint between applications and creating perfectly finished planes of colour.

Richter applies layer upon layer of paint to the canvas with «planned spontaneity,» using spatulas, brushes, and squeegees; he removes the paint, and reapplies it until he considers the picture finished..

Innes then uses turpentine to remove the layers from sections of the painting, revealing the luminous color that lies underneath.

Indeed it is, from a brand - new series that the sculptor — who has made paintings of nets and peacock feathers in the past — creates by laying down rows of yarn on a red - painted canvas and then applying another, darker layer of red on top before removing the threads.

At a deeper level, FLOW and EBB is a metaphor for the fluctuating art - making process - the act of mark - making, adding and removing paint and other media over many layers, echoing the way the landscape has developed over time... a building up and a breaking down.

The revelation can be architectural - as in his 1973 work at the Galleria Toselli in Milan, where he had layers of paint stripped from the walls to expose the original plaster surface - or functional, as in his piece for the Claire Copley Gallery in Los Angeles, in which he made public the business operation of the gallery by removing the wall dividing the exhibition area from the office and storage space.

Relying on the thinner quality of acrylic paint compared to oil, Nara creates each painting by adding and removing pigment until he reaches his desired effect: a canvas made up of suspended hues that allows the figure to emerge through layers of color, inviting the viewer to stand still and enter a moment of contemplation.

Although she follows a fixed method in her painting, applying purely geometrical shapes to a classic 48 x 38 cm portrait format in layer after layer of oil and acrylic paint, her painting is far removed from serial production.

The thin layer of removed white wall paint is then applied onto raw canvas and framed, so that this ordinary, typically valueless and disregarded «background» is transcended and becomes painting with a new worth and significance.

While some works are the result of conspicuous addition, his «wash» canvases, by contrast, are produced by layering and removing paint with a heavy - duty pressure washer.

Initially putting a layer of gesso and paint onto her canvas that she stretched on a wooden frame, Brooklyn - based artist later removes the canvas from its support to re-stretch it back in an alternative position.

Born from the Fugian tradition of elders» preparing their coffins with a coat of lacquer for each year until their impending death, Wang adds paint to his canvas twice daily, with each layer farther removed from the painting's edge.

I am as much concerned with the application of paint as I am with removing paint and building up the layers.

In Leslie Wayne's «Paint / Rag» series, the artist plays with perception and a linguistic idea that's embedded in the title (paint — slash — rag) by removing the layered paint off of one support and draping it over another, making it appear as if it were hung on a hook like a piece of fabric or an ordinary rag.

In the Ropac Gallery installation, all electrical lights were removed and the frames were painted with two layers of phosphorescent paint that absorbed light during the day and emitted it at night.

Using turpentine in conjunction with oil paints Innes thins and removes layers, revealing underlying colours and leaving the evidence of his process on the canvas.

Mr Cotte told the BBC the technique allows experts to «peel the painting like an onion», removing the surface to discover what is «behind the different layers of paint».

[5] In the 1970s he began to remove elements from spaces, for example sandblasting away layers of paint (at Galleria Toselli, Milan, in 1973) or removing the partition walls separating an exhibition space from the gallery office.

These encaustic paintings are the results of a repetitive process of adding and removing layers until imagery reveals itself, creating a space for the viewer to enter into a calming or meditative state if even for a moments time, revealing the transformative power of art.

Casselman has garnered fame and accolades for his progression paintings which he uses homemade squeegees to drag paint across the surface of his canvases, adjusting the angles and pressure of his tools to both add and remove paint, revealing layers of color from previous squeegee applications.

The carved grids destroy and remove paint on basswood, revealing layers of color or even the wooden base below.

The paint application is quick and direct, yet at times previous layers of color poke through hinting at information that may have already been added and subsequently removed.

To make the work, the artist employs a unique process where areas of gouache are painted over hand - drafted patterns and then removed, leaving transparent layers of pigment stain in the prepared ground.

There is no reason that it can't go on for hundreds of more years; in Toronto's 401 Richmond complex, (see Margie Zeidler: Building Green Incubators) she restored hundreds, which «involved the removal of the old glass, heat stripping to remove the putty and several layers of paint, and then replacement of broken and rotted parts (where possible the old glass was retained).

While trying to clean the wayward bubble gum off your living room wall, the cleaning solution has also removed a broad swath of paint and at least the first two topical layers of drywall.

«But sandblasting them to remove the many layers of thick dirt and stubborn black paint was a nightmare — it created clouds of dust that found their way through the whole house.»

Now, several months later, after weeks of painstakingly removing three layers of gooey - backed wallpaper (some of which had been painted over), sanding the top down until it was completely unfinished, and distressing the body & legs - I gave the whole thing a few coats of «Provencial» - colored stain from Lowes...

After we had removed the entire top coat of paint, we repeated the process two more times to take off the two layers underneath.

(Prepping included removing layers of wallpaper and repairing the horsehair plaster walls that had never been painted.)

I would use the HomeRight Digital Temperature Heat Gun to remove several layers of paint from my vintage metal glider!

Once sanding is applied it will chip off easily without removing the first layer of paint.

We very quickly realized that we weren't going to be able to get off so many layers of poorly applied (and like lead) paint, so we cautiously began removing them, with much concern for the plaster walls... we did not need those crumbling down on us.