Seeking Joy, 2020 - Limited Edition of 5
Print on Cotton Paper - photography of Acrylic on Canvas
15"7/10 x 23"3/5 (40 cm x 60 cm)
Ecila Huste
Seeking joy ...
During the pandemic and having not even one more canvas left to paint I decided to have a look at my old works on canvas.
I wish to do something different. I started cutting an old canvas into strips of the same width to see where that would lead me. But I was not very pleased with the result.
All of a sudden I decided to tear the canvas in irregular widths and different pieces of the fabric began to appear and the strips got much more interesting!
I tore one more canvas and another one and started giving form to that great volume of strips. Then I realized that a new work was appearing. I started imagining the strips inside an acrylic box or even becoming loose sculptures attached to the wall.
I took my camera and started shooting photos from different angles. Then it came to me that the photo itself was already a new work and I was delighted with the result!
I did not have time yet to make the experience of putting the strips into an acrylic box but I will certainly do it in the near future. I am sure it will look great.
Ecila Huste / 2020