finding my own language
If it all sounds/reads like greek to you, that’s because it is; well sort of – or maybe latin – it’s what designers use to fill the space while figuring it all out. Neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Nullam sit amet enim. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat condimentum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla facilisi. Nulla libero. Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien.
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Hey Jess,
I really love this exploration of text…I haven’t seen a majority of your work, but the difference that makes this piece so interesting to me is the way you’ve allowed your frenzied writing exist on top of all the layers of color and form. Usually, don’t you begin with text (to break up the white, get the juices flowing) and then cover most of it up, or at least obscure it?
Anyway, it doesn’t bother me in the least that the script isn’t legible to me, I like it as a beautiful linear layer in the composition. And, as always, love the greens.
-jackie
Hey Jackie,
Thanks for your comment/note. In answer to your question, yes, I do usually hide a majority of the text – and yes many of my pieces start with text. And, the great thing about these new prints, is that they too actually start with the text. So, even though it looks as if the text is sitting on top of the printed marks, it is in fact the other way around. The ink is transparent enough to allow the chaos of the writing below to shine through. I suppose the illegibility of it will allow me to continue hiding the specificity of the text. The truth is, although it is an integral part of my process to use the text as a starting point, and the words themselves do play a significant role in the overall emotion of the piece, in the end what the words are really about are the marks they make rather than what they might say or mean.