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Imperfect tools

↳ Style (can’t help it), 2010 | This work was a first example of a series of works in which the outcome of a drawing is determined by imperfect tools. A perfect grid of lines was the intention, but was hindered by the use of two battered geometry sets. Drawing and tools are shown side by side. Another example is Perfect Grid (2011), below. A small wooden stick with small notches was used as a ruler to draw a ‘perfect grid’. The drawing is pinned to the wall, and rests on the stick.

Perfect grid, 2011
pencil on paper, wooden stick
29.7 x 21 cm

Style (can’t help it), 2010 (detail)
colored pencil on paper + set triangles
14.8 x 14.8 cm

Perfect Grid, 2011
pencil on paper, wooden stick
29.7 x 21 cm

Perfect Grid, 2011 (detail)
pencil on paper, wooden stick
29.7 x 21 cm

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