Cut paintings


In 2003 I began an experiment very different from my modern stlye: Cut paintings.
From 2003-2008 I created many Woven paintings. They were literally two paintings sliced and woven into each other.
In 2008 I retired the woven series and began the Reassembled Paintings found on this page.

These artworks are created from one or two individual paintings. They are cut into strips then reassambled into new juxtapositions.Many dozen experiments later, my curiosity is still delighted by the unexpected ways color and form combine. I find the shifting, pulsating forms and play of contrast hypnotic.

I have always been attracted to optical art. The sense of vibrating disorientation mimics a condition of my eyes: Nystagmus. Since I was very young my eyes vibrate involuntarily, often rendering the world a shaky, trance inducing place. As an adult I discovered the audible counterpart of this experience: Electronica; especially ambient and space music.

I invite the viewer to unfocus the eyes, clear the mind, and drift where the frequncies take you. As always, these works look best in real life.

"Chrysalis, 1"
2011 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
48"x36"
Owned by collector

"Chrysalis, 2"
2011 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
48"x36"
Owned by collector

"Genome" ~ 2011
Oil on canvas, reassembled, mounted on wood panel
12"x48" or 48"x12"
Owned by collector

 

"Waveform, 1" ~ 2011
Oil on canvas, reassembled, mounted on wood panel
24"x48" or 48"x24"
Owned by collector

"Rising, 4"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

"Rising, 5"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

"Rising, 6"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

"Rising, 7"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

Rising_2 Cut painting

"Rising, 1"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x48"
Owned by private collector

 

"Rising, 2"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x48"
Owned by private collector

"Rising, 9"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

 

"Rising, 10"
2010 ~ Oil on canvas, reassembled
9"x36"
Owned by private collector

"Duality, 1"
2010
Acrylic on canvas, reassembled
13"x34"
Owned by collector

 

 

Tulip Time Remix 2

"Tulip Time Remix #1"
2010
Acrylic on canvas, reassembled
24"x28"
Owned by collector

"Tulip Time Remix #2"
2010
Acrylic on canvas, reassembled
24"x28"
Owned by collector

"Blossom Remix"
2010
Acrylic on canvas, reassembled
20"x26"
Owned by collector

"Veils, 8"
2009
Oil stick on canvas, cut and reassembled
18"x48"
Owned by collector

"Wavelength 1"
2009
Oil stick on canvas, cut and reassembled
12"x40"
Owned by collector

"Wavelength 2"
2009
Oil stick on canvas, cut and reassembled
12"x40"
Owned by collector

"Veils, 13"
2010
Oil on canvas, reassembled
30"x30"
Owned by private collector

"Veils, 14"
2010
Oil on canvas, cut and reassembled
26"x20"
Owned by private collector

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"Veils, 3"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

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"Veils, 4"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

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"Veils, 5"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

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"Veils, 6"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

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"Spinning Plates, 3"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

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"Spinning Plates, 4"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x12"
Owned by collector

 

"Andy's Flowers, 1"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
48"x48
Commissioned by collector

"Andy's Flowers, 2"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
48"x48
Commissioned by collector

"Within Without, 1"
2009
Oil on canvas, reassembled
12"x30"
Commissioned by collector

 
"Eclipse, 7"
2009
Oil on canvas, reassembled
6"x6"
Commissioned by collector
"Eclipse, 8"
2009
Oil on canvas, reassembled
6"x6"
Commissioned by collector

"Eclipse, 11"
2009
Oil on canvas, reassembled
6"x6"
Commissioned by collector

"Eclipse, 12"
2009
Oil on canvas, reassembled
6"x6"
Commissioned by collector

"Frequency, 1"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

"Frequency, 2"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

"Veils, 1"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

"Veils, 2"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

"Spinning Plates, 1"
2008
Oil on canvas, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

"Spinning Plates, 2"
2008
Oil on canva, reassembled
24"x24"
Owned by collector

 
Woven Series 2003-2008 through here