Smoke-Particle Photogram Drawing 007 Art Original work on paper

Original work on paper

The could bleed ink for some time when in contact with water

or the abstract representation of that

Signed and stamped on verso

A version of this image is currently on display at the Heussenstamm Stiftung in Frankfurt

Smoke-Particle Photogram Drawing 007 Art Original work on paperEach piece begins as a watercolour drawing, then is exposed to rising smoke from a kerosene flame. The soot, or 300 year old particles, reaches the paper through a second, sacrificial drawing that has been cut out. This intermediary sheet is slowly destroyed in the process, leaving only its traces and shadows. Soot and combustion particles settle directly onto the watercolour and grow a smoky drawing over the colour beneath, a kind of particle