THE START OF ‘THE GRID PROJECT’

Blue Column, 34” x 25.5”, archival ink-jet print, photograph, © Leslie Parke 2015

All projects have their precedents, and The Grid Project is no exception. For many years I used photography as an aid to my painting. I kept looking for subjects that were more and more abstract. I want the image to take on a new meaning as an abstract construct that has nothing to do with the subject.  But I also want to retain in the image some of the things I explored in my paintings: transparencies, translucencies, reflections,  and qualities of light. Here are some samples: I am also interested in structure: The question is, "Where do I go from here?" (to be continued)

"Tutti Fruiti", 34” x 24.5”, archival ink-jet print, photograph, © Leslie Parke 2015

"Taut", 27.5” x 34”, archival ink-jet print of photograph, edition of 6,
© Leslie Parke 2016

Particle Wave, 25.5” x 34”, archival ink-jet print, photograph, © Leslie Parke 2016

"Green Fence", 25.5” x 34”, photograph, archival inkjet print, ©Leslie Parke 2017