Latest work and drawings by artist Luke Osborn. Initially from Sausalito, California, Osborn is at present primarily based in Rhode Island the place he’s finishing his BFA from the Rhode Island College of Design. These works are a part of a cloth experimentation into collage, mixing paper pulp and gesso, which is then layered and sanded to attain a selected texture and absorbency. Lower paper and watercolour are equally layered in or sanded away till the picture types organically.
“I’ll typically have a look at early Renaissance painters for compositions, however I hope the picture seems by itself. I’ve heard the metaphor of ‘excavation’ being tossed round lots lately, however in truth it’s a great description of the method. I’ve additionally observed a musical theme operating via lots of the latest works–each actually, with photographs of trumpets, musical notes, and theater scenes, and formally, with rhythmic components that information the viewer’s eye via the portray.”
