Monochrome

         For the curator show, we had to make a monochrome work that featured solid color as the main component of the piece.  Instead of doing a painting or video in a monochromatic fashion, I chose to do a deconstruction of a monochrome work.  Breaking down a single color painting into parts seemed like an interesting idea, most monochromes are about the color, not the process or the component parts or medium.  I chose a painting to deconstruct, and broke it down to only a canvas, brush, and the paint itself.  I installed it in a simple arrangement and left it that way not expecting anyone to move it.  After the show I found that multiple had painted on the canvas, turning it into half a monochrome painting.  That's not what I had intended but it's interesting that people couldn't ignore a blank canvas if paint was nearby.  Overall, I think having a deconstructed monochrome was an interesting take on a monochrome themed show, as it was both a completed and incomplete work at the same time.