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Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Alchemy of Demolition iv
I fixed the cutout sections, using plenty of epoxy resin to make sure they won’t fall apart again, then sprayed them with a coat of that red primer, which will both seal the surface and give the gold paint something … Continue reading
Alchemy of Demolition iii
I did a test run on one of the pieces of the building, applying some of the gilding methods I had learned from the crows piece. I wondered how the gold would work over bright gold spray paint, so compared … Continue reading
As the Crow Flies xv
Still more gilding today, finally completing this part of the project and giving us valuable experience. Having gilded so many panels we have learned what not to do next time. Sadly, because we have to be consistent we have had … Continue reading
Face
Some handy comparative measurements for drawing a face. Â The eyes are at the centre of the head. There are roughly five eye widths across the face in a full face portrait. Roughly four eye widths will be the same … Continue reading
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The Principle ii
The process of getting the installation ready is beginning to heat up as the date comes closer. It’s beginning to feel as if we will never see the end of the gilding. Cameron and I continued to lay gold down … Continue reading
The Principle
The Principle An alchemical installation by Michael Pearce KWAN FONG GALLERY California Lutheran University 20th September 2008 – 24th October 2008. Opening reception 7pm Saturday 20th September. Â Alchemical philosophy is grounded in the idea that the matter from which … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, installation, painting, sculpture
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Workaday
Some days are marked by the achievement of great success in the studio, while others are days that lay the ground for great things in the future. Then there are days like today, when I achieved nothing outstanding, but all … Continue reading
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As the Crow Flies xiv
I went through the large number of crow and raven images I shot over the last few months and isolated the birds from their backgrounds, then made a transparency and threw it onto my old overhead projector. This allowed me … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, gold, nigredo
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Vitruvius on the human body
I’ve added a page on the sidebar to the right which is simply a copy of the beginning of the first chapter of Vitruvius’ “Ten Books of Architecture”, in which he describes the proportions of the body and face in … Continue reading
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As the Crow Flies xiii
I painted crows onto many of the panels, but found that I quickly noticed repetition, so I need to prepare a new photoshop file of images to project onto the panels. Projection is an old painter’s trick for creating murals … Continue reading
