more impermanence

The Test (first appearance) oil and acrylic paint on canvas and wall. 2009

I cut the original painting (approx 21" x 10") into 14 panels which I then stapled onto the wall with space in between them. I painted around the canvases and onto the wall so that an entirely new piece has been created and can never be replicated elsewhere. (Unless the wall is taken out.)

The intention when displaying these is that the painting will never appear the same way twice. I plan to price each canvas individually and sell it apart from the larger group. (A collector interested in purchasing the entire group or a section of it will not be discouraged from doing so as this would be his/her role in the evolution of the piece.) Depending on a collector's commitment to the project, ideally I would then embellish the walls the canvases occupy next. And so on.

Precisely the fact that the painting can never be exhibited the same way twice is why I'm interested in examining this concept as well as forcing collector/gallery to play a vital role in determining the evolution and destiny of the physical painting form.