'oh pablo'
i have always been fascinated by the work of picasso - how, over time, the diversity of his work and the many exploratory processes and styles he pursued have always impressed me. i remember sitting in front of a digital piece showing the changes he made during the production of gurnica and been blown away. the use of the bull in bullshit is a little note to that!
once seen explores the interplay of text in response to a chosen word or theme, connected through a hidden perpendicular placement of related words. the intention is that the viewer has to search the text to enable them to locate the ‘hidden word’, giving that ‘ah ha’ moment; once the hidden message has been deciphered, it will always be seen, hence the phrase "once seen". the manipulation of typography flows across the surface, forming cryptic messages that reveal various facets of the selected word.
'oh pablo'
original acrylic drawing on saunders 300gsm paper
unframed size 32 x 23cm
framed 43 x 33cm