CUTS
When I was moving out back to the single life, packing, unpacking, losing, finding; I couldn’t paint or much else, but did do these. The drive to make ‘things’ never stops, so I started to cut paper & cardboard paper shaping/taping them into sculptures and hanging things. I call them CUTS.
There is one underlying idea/restraint in these CUTS.
‘fish in trees’
8.5 x 8.5”, cut cardboard, tape, 10.03.19
Trying not to think of divorce, my daughter & her young life, I make this.
‘a good defence lawyer’
5.5 x 6.25” cut cardboard, tape, 10.12.19
I hope I don’t need one.
‘hidden’
cut cardboard, tape, 4 x 5”, 10.14.19
N*** Scum.
Brave when hidden.
‘punk’ & ‘small’
both cut cardboard and tape,
3.5 x 3.5” & 3.5 x 4”
09.24.19 & 10.16.19.
FUGAZI was (is) great.
‘I eat lasers’ 6.5 x 5.25”, cut paper, tape, 09.24.19
These CUTS are maquettes for future sculptures. Likely wood to start, stainless steel in the future.
(dream on Lipinski, dream on)
‘3’ & ‘3b’, 2.125 x 3.1875” & 3.125 x 4.875”, cut paper, tape; both 09.25.19
Obviously these sculptures are made with only 3 CUTS.
‘breakfast work’ paper, tape, 09.24.19
By breakfast I mean 4 am cause I’m not sleeping. I don’t sleep so much anymore right now.
‘almost 4’ almost 4 pm, quitting time at the ol’ 8-4 M-F, 09.17.19.
6 Cuts: L-R “motion sickness, youtube idiot, painted cor-ten steel w/aluminum strips, winter-tree, Manolo Blahnik; morning exercise.
All paper & tape, all small, things I cut and tape before getting daughter to school & going to work.
I imagine the top row as maquettes for large 6 x 8’ wall relief sculptures. Maybe someday.
‘first time kiss’
‘first time kiss’
paper and tape, 6.75 x 5”, 12.02.19
It’s on my mind.
‘ftk’ verso
Details of the construction, tools YouTube information.
‘de(hAppily)rranged’, paper and tape, 7 x 11”, 12.07.19.
‘the bookmark’
paper and tape, 2 x 4”, 12.18.19
another book, another page, another bookmark.
‘the bookmark’
on wood table in kitchen.
‘the bookmark’
on book on table in kitchen.
‘no time no money’
2 x 3 x 2”, cut, folded paper, 12.25.19
Use paper to imagine painted, folded, cut steel.
‘in Blackface’
10 x 7.25”, paper and tape, 12.28.19
small issue in big problem…
’bronchitis cough‘
paper and tape, 9.5 x 8.25”, 12.31.19
Almost getting better…
’I’m not crazy, you’re the one that’s crazy!’
paper and tape, 6.5 x 8”, 01.05.20
Great song by Suicidal Tendencies, who is crazy?!
‘Emika is in town; and I am happy’
14.25 x 5”, paper and tape, 01.06.20
‘Delores: “I’m goin’ out!”’
paper and tape, 5.75 x 9”, 02.02.20
‘ME 1 year A.D.’
paper and tape, 4.75 x 6”, 02.11.20
