Re: Keith's gum prints on wood panels
I plan to coat mines (on aluminum - and plywood later) with non-yellowing polyurethane. That is good protection *with the expense of loosing the differentiated shine of gum*. Haven't firmly decided yet, but I just hate the idea of exhibiting (and selling) the prints without some good protection... 3 Mart 2009, Salı, 7:19 pm tarihinde, Diana Bloomfield yazmış: > I have to agree with Katharine here. These are really intriguing and > so beautiful, Keith-- and, as someone else mentioned a while back, I > also like and prefer the sort of crackling, somewhat aged, look when > printed on the wood. Agree, too, about the exhibition plus -- no > need for matting, glazing, or framing, if you don't want that. > Really nice work and subject matter. > > Diana > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Katharine Thayer wrote: > >> I've just switched computers and can't refer back to that thread >> since it's on another computer, but I followed that thread with >> interest and wanted to comment again on how much I like this work. >> I think I like these on wood even better than the previous group on >> masa. I love how the color and monochrome pieces work together and >> create a body of work that's coherent and integrated but at the >> same time varied enough to remain interesting and engaging >> throughout. Excellent work. >> >> I don't know if you have shown these, but one of the advantages of >> this way of working would seem to me that they could be hung >> without matting or framing. Are you planning to present it that way? >> Katharine > >
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