Dina Chang's Painting II Manifesto: What do I want to explore?

·      PAINT (as a material, as a being)

o   How much can I manipulate before paint’s qualities take over?

§  Color

§  Saturation (How much acrylic I mix into the pouring medium)

§  Technique (How I mix the acrylic into the pouring medium)

·      Keep it swirled (with the palette knife, suspended in the medium)

o   Translucent

·      Mix it completely (by shaking the jar of paint and medium)

·      TIME

o   The clear pouring medium captures time within its layers

§  Ephemerality

o   I lose control with time

§  Time takes over

§  What I originally draw is not what comes out

·      What is the final product?

§  Time takes over, I lose control

·      LIGHT + INSTALLATION

o   If there is no controlled light, the sunlight that shines through the windows takes control

o   If I can control the light source, do I want it above the plexiglass, so the shadow extends downward

o   If the viewer can control the light source with a flashlight, then every viewer’s experience differs

§  Will they be more able to see the overlapping layers of paint suspended in pouring medium?

o   Shadow

§  Shadow is enhanced the closer the plexiglass is installed on the wall

§   The shadow’s color depends on the saturation and color of the paint