The title refers to the fact that the work is an abstract customized version of "Annihilation," a series based on a forest motif.
The theme of the series is the presentation of the sensation the artist felt when entering a forest of trees, as if his ego were suddenly disappearing.
The "Annihilation" series is usually more realistic in terms of form and color.
On the other hand, in this work with "alpha" in the title, during the process of grinding the acrylic layers, the motif of the bamboo grove was cut down in the direction of abstraction.
As a result, it became an "abstract painting using the landscape structure of a bamboo grove," which was one of the harvest of my painting.
In the process of creation, I made a full-size line drawing on tracing paper. After planning the layered composition of colors to be applied, I transferred the line drawing onto the primed plywood panel and started the main production.
The panel used is double-sided, front and back. The same color as the background color is applied to the sides of the panel. After prepainting and scraping to destroy the grain of the wood, more than 20 layers of paint, both partial and solid, are applied to the screen. By repeatedly scraping and monitoring the screen, a screen that looks complete will appear.
The slit on the back of the work is a duct for ventilation inside the panel, but it can also be used to hang pins and hooks for installation.
The screen is machined so that it is smooth and can be wiped clean with a dish towel.
One of the characteristics of painting is to take advantage of the "multilayered magic". A scene that can only exist through paint on a support. In 1999, I found a way to do this that was in line with my desires from the time I started my career. Since then, I have been pursuing the possibilities of painting with the consistent technique and matière of "layering and grinding acrylic paint.
