Process
I thought I would tell you a little bit about the process I am using to produce my letters.
I am using Microsoft word, and I randomly pick different typography’s for different leters. Examples of the different fonts are : American typewriter, Andale mono, Apple chancery, Arial, Baoli sc regular, Gill sans ultra bold, Times, Comic san ms, Cooper black, Curlz mt, Edwardian Script, Wide latin
I then randomly pick the sizes of the letters ranging from about 5mm high, 10mm and 15mm high.
I print out the letters on normal A4 paper and cut the letters out with a thin knife, using them as templates. I am using the negative and positive piece’s, so the inside of the letter and the outer line of the letter. This will give a good contrast with the letters presented on the wall.
Slowly I’m working my way through the alphabet, using cups and sandwich bags to organize my letters in order.
When I have cut all my letters, I will then randomly pick out the letters needed to create a quote and use double-sided foam pads to place my quotes on to my wall.
I am using the word random a lot, because it is important for me “not to pay too much attention to presentation”. I do understand that in reality behind closed doors there is a lot of time spent on the presentation that is to represent my work. On the front, my work is not about appearance. However, through out my Art degree I have come to terms with the fact that appearance is an important element to physically exist in the Art world, so I’m using appearance to bring my viewers into an illusion so they automatically read my work and connect to it. My letters presented are only a representation of my “Real work”. Remember letters represent language and language does not exsist. The thoughts and conversations as a result of my work is the real Art.
