"A Bouquet of Gestures" and other experiments in color theory.
“A Bouquet of Gestures” is constructed from leftover dried gouache and acrylic paint collaged over recycled cardboard. The strokes in each color are a result of mixing paint and then transferring it from the palette paper to the painting. The colors you see are a survey of the colors the artist mixed for paintings over the course of a month. As these colors accumulated, they began to take the form of a shadow painting. Inspired by Kevin Young’s concept of “the shadow book,” “A Bouquet of Gestures” archives the subconscious strokes that chronicle the speed, method, and labor between the work more broadly considered as “production.” This work is also in conversation with Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s Night School and the idea of inviting process and citation into the field of the work itself. In the words of Charles Olson, “A Bouquet of Gestures” is an attempt to “leave the roots on.”
