July 08, 2012
Plank-Lever Series
"When your back's up against the wall, it means everything's in front of you."
This line from my performance days aptly describes the contemplative underpinnings of the Plank-Lever Series.
Unique to this era, our species has delivered itself to a place where it is difficult, at times impossible, to envision a future in which we are participants. With the planet's imperiled viability in frightening focus, it can feel we are collectively walking the plank to a futureless doom.
Still, it remains true that the sun has not yet hit peak light and the heart is a resilient organ. With a shift in application, the extreme place at which we find ourselves - the end of the plank - becomes a lever, the privileged position from which to multiply force, offering maximum leverage to effect change.
The Plank–Lever Series is a painterly meditation on this unprecedented situation, one that runs contrary to our evolved expectations of constancy and continuity.
acrylic and/or contact paper on paper or magazine page, 11" x 17" or approx. 11” x 8”;
arranged chronologically – most recent at top.
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August 10, 2009
Process Post: Plank Lever Series
"When your back's up against the wall, it means everything's in front of you."
This line from my performance days aptly describes the contemplative underpinnings of the Plank Lever Series. With the planet's imperiled viability in frightening focus, it can feel we are collectively walking the plank to a futureless doom. Still, it is also true that the sun has not yet hit peak light and the heart is a resilient organ. With a shift in application, the extreme place at which we find ourselves - the end of the plank - becomes the privileged position offering maximum leverage to effect change. It's simple physics, a kind of opportunity by default.
acrylic and/or contact paper on paper or magazine page, 11" x 17" or approx. 11” x 8”;
arranged chronologically – most recent at top.
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August 03, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "field_#114"
acrylic and contact paper on paper, 11" x 17"
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July 26, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "measureful_#102"
acrylic on magazine page, 11" x 8"
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10:57 PM
July 16, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "prepuces_#91"
acrylic on magazine page, 11" x 8"
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07:24 PM
June 28, 2009
Plank Lever Series "whom_#82"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8"
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06:51 PM
June 07, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "islanders_#80"
acrylic on magazine page, 11.5" x 9.5"
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May 24, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "rich_#75"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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10:44 PM
May 08, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "grogan_#69"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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10:22 PM
April 13, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "slices_#63"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:40 PM
April 04, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "finical_#57"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:45 PM
March 25, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "upanishads_52"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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03:03 AM
March 21, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "each_#51"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:14 PM
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March 20, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "slice_#50"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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08:00 PM
March 14, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "fishgods_#47"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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03:11 AM
February 28, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "mabinogion_#45"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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12:19 AM
February 26, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "pages_#44"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:19 AM
February 14, 2009
Plank Lever Series: "thick_#43"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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10:59 PM
December 21, 2008
Plank Lever Series: "lumps_#39"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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03:41 PM
November 21, 2008
Plank Lever Series: "et_#35"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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04:41 PM
November 10, 2008
Plank Lever Series: "sancti_#30"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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12:53 AM
October 22, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "wheedling_#28"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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11:04 PM
October 11, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "hewing_#26"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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08:23 PM
September 10, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "coalsmoke_#24"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:57 PM
August 27, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "entered_#18"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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01:22 AM
July 29, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "fried_#15"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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01:36 PM
July 25, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "lock_#14"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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11:57 PM
July 17, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "livingroom_#12"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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01:52 AM
June 18, 2008
Plank/Lever Series: "hammock_#9"
acrylic on magazine page, 10.5" x 8.5"
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02:32 AM
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