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Elizabeth Steele

Touch & Go

2011, Wallpaper, acrylic on wooden panel, 60"w x 48"h

Wallpaper is created based on a variety of mathematical formulas that result in patterns and designs. I similarly use structural strategies and various paints to disassemble and reassemble wallpaper so that a compositionof order may appear once more.

The organic and geometric lines, colors, and shapes within wallpaper are my inspiration when configuring the compositions in my work. When lines are subtly shifted, a glimpse of the original design presents itself alongside an afterimage.

Misaligned strips of wallpaper interact together creating an image in which the underlying design is barely visible, leaving the viewer to reorganize and reconstruct the original design.

 

Elizabeth Steele - Touch & Go

1 Comment

  1. Angela Esgate says:
    November 7th, 2011 at 3:03 am

    ‘Misaligned strips of wallpaper interact together creating an image in which the underlying design is barely visible, leaving the viewer to reorganize and reconstruct the original design.’There lies the answer to new ideas and designs I expect …only the designer would stick to the original concept as the viewer will always add their own perspective drawn from their own experience of life.

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