Carving Paint: The Art of David Allan Peters
Work that is technically made of paint but the visual effect is achieved by carving thousands of gouges into the thick surface.
This month, eleven paintings by David Allan Peters are on view in New York at Miles McEnery Gallery. The category of “painting” however, seems too restrictive for this unique process. Though each is technically made of paint, the mesmerizing visual effect is achieved by carving thousands of gouges into the thick surface that reveals an explosion of color layers.
David Allan Peters, Untitled #2, 2019
David Allan Peters has perfected a tedious process of addition and subtraction. He begins each work by applying up to 100 layers of acrylic paint ? changing colors with every coat. After building up the surfaces over ½ inch (often more than that), he draws a geometric design on the surface and begins carving the paint within that pattern using a linocut knife. A bonus treat is viewing each of the paintings from the side to see the full stack of paint layers. David Allan Peters, Untitled #5, 2018 (detail)
David Allan Peters, Untitled #5, 2018
To see the process in full, check out this 2017 video of him in his Los Angeles studio.
David Allan Peters, Untitled #11, 2018
David Allan Peters, Untitled #11, 2018 (detail)
Beyond revealing a collision of color, the cuts create a secondary physical pattern that would STILL be interesting if there was no color in these at all. For example, “Untitled #11” (above) is a starburst g...
This month, eleven paintings by David Allan Peters are on view in New York at Miles McEnery Gallery. The category of “painting” however, seems too restrictive for this unique process. Though each is technically made of paint, the mesmerizing visual effect is achieved by carving thousands of gouges into the thick surface that reveals an explosion of color layers.
David Allan Peters, Untitled #2, 2019
David Allan Peters has perfected a tedious process of addition and subtraction. He begins each work by applying up to 100 layers of acrylic paint ? changing colors with every coat. After building up the surfaces over ½ inch (often more than that), he draws a geometric design on the surface and begins carving the paint within that pattern using a linocut knife. A bonus treat is viewing each of the paintings from the side to see the full stack of paint layers. David Allan Peters, Untitled #5, 2018 (detail)
David Allan Peters, Untitled #5, 2018
To see the process in full, check out this 2017 video of him in his Los Angeles studio.
David Allan Peters, Untitled #11, 2018
David Allan Peters, Untitled #11, 2018 (detail)
Beyond revealing a collision of color, the cuts create a secondary physical pattern that would STILL be interesting if there was no color in these at all. For example, “Untitled #11” (above) is a starburst g...
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