Decay is a painting by Darice Machel McGuire which was uploaded on October 24th, 2011.
Decay
The texture I used for this painting is sand mixed with acrylic gesso. ( Gesso is a primer that creates a barrier between canvas and paint.) The look... more
Original - Sold
Price
$6,000
Dimensions
48.000 x 42.000 inches
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Title
Decay
Artist
Darice Machel McGuire
Medium
Painting - Mixed Media
Description
The texture I used for this painting is sand mixed with acrylic gesso. ( Gesso is a primer that creates a barrier between canvas and paint.) The look I was going for was that of a stucco wall. The image of the man was part of a mural in Chico California. The mural was of three bicyclist but it had been decaying for years. I joined with a small group of artists doing a show at the Chico State University in 2008. The show was called "Apropos Appropriation" and was the brain child of my good friend Marian Bronson. Her original plan was to find artists to create paintings from her close-up photographs of graffiti to create abstract paintings. But then she became interested in photographing our paintings, turning them into abstract photographs, which in turn became the inspiration for more paintings.
This is all three paintings of the triptych I did for the show. I took Marion's photographs of the decaying mural and recreated the scene in a more surrealistic manor.
This painting is now the property of the MONCA, the Museum Of Northern California, in Chico California.
http://www.monca.org/index.html
"Copyright 2011, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"
Uploaded
October 24th, 2011
Comments (3)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the G IS FOR GRUNGE themed week! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
Peter Piatt
Now that you point it out, I thought something was different abut that corner. The decay is wonderfully rendered and love how it is a triptych.
Darice Machel McGuire replied:
A part of Chico remembered through this painting. BTW "Decay" is now the property of the Museum Of Northern Califronia Art.
Peter Piatt
Wow, what an expressive painting it is!!! The harsh reality of competition (my interpretation). Nice to come across a piece that is out of the norm from you.
Darice Machel McGuire replied:
Thank you Pete. Do you remember the mural that was on 9TH and Main? It was of three bicyclist.It was painted over because it was decaying so bad. Hence the name.
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