Venetian Carnival Mask
$395
2017
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas
12 H x 8 W x .75 in
30 H x 20 W x 2 cm
"As it was hanging around the studio for several years this canvas went through many variations, building up thick layers of impasto abstraction along the way. Finally, I decided that the texture and ochre color reminded me of Venice, so I applied a photo transfer to it (printed using archival, pigment ink) from a carnival mask photograph I made on one of my trips to Venice. Image transfers like this are a means of combining painting with photography but also just another way of applying a pigment-based medium to the canvas. I then continued with several more rounds of painting on top of the mask before arriving at the final result."