Glass and Stone

“As Michelangelo stated, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” 

My glass is my stone and I find myself in the glass and invite everybody else in. The concept is to free my image from the canvas without leaving the canvas itself. At first I could not fully understand why painting on a clean white canvas did not satisfy the need of finding some other surfaces to paint on. Pollack knew when he freed himself from the brush stroke he found his freedom to great masterpieces. Finally found what I was looking for when I began painting on clear plastic and acetate, stretched over a wooden frame and them two sided glass pieces painted on one side with 2 completely different images showing on each side. I was able to free her artwork from the static wall.

In order to achieve this goal my paintings are created on a single side of clear plastic and glass. The first image is actually the back side of the canvas but seen as if it is front of the artwork. This also inverts the traditional process where on canvas the artist’s first strokes become hidden behind subsequent strokes. Basically, I must work backwards and in a mirror image. The second image is painted in tandem with and directly on top of the original image. Where I see the true beauty is that the secondary image is created on top of the paint and no longer on plastic or glass. This actually achieves the freedom that I seek.

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one side of "Back to Back" of Donald Trump Angela Blackburn Artist

The opposite side of "Back to Back" of Obama Angela Blackburn Artist

Marilyn Moore one side of the "Marilyn& Andy"Angela Blackburn Artist

Andy Warhol one side of the "Marilyn& Andy" Angela Blackburn Artist