Same plant. More daring.
I call this view of the plant more daring because it’s not centered.
When the object of your gaze is not centered, you’re likely think it is…
not traditional
unbalanced
incomplete
unexpected
surprising
edgy
engaging
modern
Which of these stands out because it contains all the others?
If you say “modern” you might be running a gallery or ready to start one.
If you say “engaging” your insight goes to the heart of the matter. Because the drawing is incomplete, unbalanced, surprising, etc, you sit up and pay attention. The viewer is challenged to participate in completing the view of the plant. The art experience becomes a conversation. That’s how we as moderns relate to art.
This drawing also says “incomplete.” We see it as a work in progress. That’s how we experience conversations when we’re in them.
For that reason we want to see the marks on paper as just that, marks on paper. We can see that more marks may come. Therefore we want to see the paper as paper with all the sense of potential that that implies: show the unmarked edges when you mat it. See above.
The sharp edge of the mat, announcing this drawing is finished, conveys a misleading feeling. Do you agree?
See also:
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2020/07/16/just-a-plant/
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/and-now-a-message-from-the-mat/
Drawing by Sunja Kim. Graphite on paper, 18”x 12”
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