Re: Keith's gum prints on wood panels
Actually, I do just that! So at least if the plaster falls off, it might actually be held together with the polyurethane. But I don't like sacrificing that flat matte fresco look. 2009/3/3 Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name>: > 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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