Ryan DaWalt
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Magnetic particulate fixed to linen. 19.75"x19.75".
Magnetic particulate fixed to linen. 19.75"x19.75".
Magnetic particulate fixed to linen. 19.75"x19.75".
Magnetic particulate fixed to linen. 19.75"x19.75".
Magnetic particulate fixed to linen. 19.75"x19.75".
Ryan
DaWalt
Artist's Statement
These paintings are composed by using my fingers to sprinkle colored steel particulate onto the surface of a piece of linen. The linen is fixed to a magnetic plate, which is removed after the painting process is completed. Magnetic field lines form in the dry colored steel particulate as it builds. When the composition is completed, the particulate is fixed to the linen with a liquid fixative. The painting is lifted from the magnetic plate leaving the field lines of force running through the composition. By working in this manner, I am trying to utilize the alignment between the visual spectrum of light and the unseen magnetic spectrum. I imagine there to be a correlation within the spectrums that has something to do with my perception of surfaces.
Bio/Resume
Education: I have three masters degrees. Two in education and one in painting.
Shows: I have shown my work in Brooklyn and various parts of the country.
Work: I have been an art worker in Chelsea and Brooklyn,
Co-directed a gallery in the foothills of Southeast Ohio,
been a studio assistant to various artists,
Co-founded an artist collective in Bushwick,
and currently teach abstract art-type activities to students in a Bronx public school.
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