Graphite, gouache, and transparent synthetic polymer on paper with cut - and -
torn tracing paper, 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.
The artist hand
tore tracing paper into archetypal shapes laying them in abstract patterns on red, yellow and white grounds allowing him to paint the diffusion of color, transparences and capture shadowing in new ways.
Not exact matches
Barriball often coats ordinary objects such as bags and lamps in pen and ink or makes impressions of windows and doors by meticulously
tracing their surfaces with pencil on
paper and magnifying the incidental details and textures created by every day wear and
tear.
He would often
trace the ragged cut or
torn edges of
paper with his brush, and he frequently adjusted his colors to match adjacent swaths of
paper.