Trans Series 2005-2007

Works on paper: painted pieces of paper, mounted onto paper

Trans refers to movement or carrying from one place to another or on or to the other side so as to change; to change in form or position; across, beyond, through.― Merriam Webster Dictionary

The Trans Series works on paper are made of painted square elements composed in a grid. The random drips, marks, and forms, as well as the paper pieces themselves, come together to form a loosely systematic arrangement of both disconnections and connections. The grid is a formal device that I enjoy using in endless permutations. The singular elements of the separate pieces of paper ultimately change in form and substance by building into something greater than themselves individually. A transmutation occurs from part to the whole.