Symmetrical and Sequential Images
James W. Davis · Leonardo · 1969
In the paintings, drawings and sculptures I have recently made, I have used both a deliberate and an unplanned selection of images fused with form and color. My concern for a fusion of dichotomies has also extended to multiples of graphic images and pure geometrical of simplified organic colorshapes. I have found two methods of transferring printed images suitable for my purposes. The polymer method which involves: (1) selection of appropriate images from magazine advertisements or illustrations (must be clay base paper); (2) brushing three layers of polymer medium (matte finish) directly on the image to be transferred to canvas or paper, allowing each coat to dry; (3) applying one final film of medium and pressing the cut-out image face down on the painting or drawing surface; (4) allowing the