Sunday Arts, one of my favourite programs on tv, had a segment about an artist (Bill Luke) who goes on nocturnal explorations through the streets of Melbourne collecting swathes of advertising posters from the city's walls. In his studio Bill strips back layers from the posters to reveal scraps of pictures and text. With careful composition they become new works of art. As most of the backgrounds in my work are inspired by old bill boards I was totally in awe of this and had to have some old advertising posters too. I enlisted the help of my nocturnal daughter, Julia. We have been on two heists now and below are some of the treasures.
I want to use scraps of text, images and textures with layers of paint and gesso, some stamping and other mark making and see where that leads me. I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself. Maybe its the naughty nocturnal jaunts that I'm excited about hehehe hahaha hehehe.
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I would say your hooked lady, I believe that you will be making art for a long time. You've got the bug of passion in you and she's not letting go.
~v~Laura
This is fabulous. What a rich yummy surfsce they are going to create!
Oh I'm hooked alright and I will be making art for as long as I'm physically able.
whoops I accidently deleted my last comment which said - why do you persist in calling me nocturnal lol
I can feel your artistic energy across the miles. And can just imagine you and daughter on this nighttime jaunt. I love your recycling nature and am staring at your images here in fascination. cannot wait to see what evolves from them. I feel like a kid in a candy shop on this post, can't even imagine your joy! Full steam ahead, Uta! Hm, maybe I need a jaunt like this to spice up my life!
You are a riot, Uta! A driven artist! Have fun! What finds!
Wow have you been busy collecting...sleeping enough?
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