The most obvious visual element is the overlapping. You can see the order of the layers of paint, clearly due to the spacing. Most recently, there was blue paint but you can look closely and see the multiple layers that were there before. Space is present within those layers. The shaping is organic as a result of also indiscriminate scraping however the wood has been cut into geometric rectangle to outline the door frame. Additionally, those rectangular pieces repeat to accomplish the desired width and framing. Considering the frame, this could be regarded as a relief sculpture and therefore a 3D shape. The color present are all analogous; there are shades of blue, green and yellowish. Texture is also evident. All of the ridges in each coating, the grooves of the wood, the remnants of the scraping of paint on the wood and within the actually layers, the disturbance of the wood polish from the heating gun and the lines between the wood panels exhibit texture. With value, the contrast of the dark brown and black in the wood with much brighter coats of paint is there.
Seeing this reminds me of the past. How past occurrences accumulate on top of each other until the choice to remove them is made. But even when said decision is made, it's much more difficult to remove then to create. Much more time is spent reversing those mistake than is making them. Every coat of paint was a mistake, not only because of color choice but because of what lies underneath. There is this gorgeous natural wood, covered for years by these hues. Just as we often cover, layer, hide what is naturally beautiful within ourselves with these poor choices we make. I am imaging how hard the person removing this paint worked using a scraper, and heat gun and paint remover while each layer was applied with simple strokes of a paint roller.
Beautifully written- and a terrific example of accidental art! You address many of the elements in this found art and give a poetic interpretation of how it could be understood. YAY!
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