Marco Carofalo ART

Following on from my radiator cast, I wanted to use the leftover household paint and test an alternative material following my folded newsprint monoprints. I painted one side of the acetate with the paint leaving an untouched edge. I then proceeded to fold the material, drawing around the stencil with a biro. The intention was to score into the surface that would allow the marks to show through when viewed from both sides. 

There is a physicality to the process, using the aid of the stencil I made. The stencil supports my hand when marking the layer of paint where I usually have trouble with drawing straight lines due to my medical condition and the difficulties I have using a pen. I love the combination of biro marks that catch onto the paint and the parts where the biro begins to clog up and the surface is scored. There are particular qualities I really like with the test with reference to the marks travelling through the white paint onto the clear acetate which makes for a pleasing contrast. This way of making allows me to connect to the material and explore the interactions between the repeated forms.

Another element I wanted to explore was alternative modes of configuration / display following on from my previous work presented in my silent crit. I had works displayed on the floor and hanging from the ceiling and I wanted to test this further with work that could support it’s own mass. Using this type of material which is further strengthened by the application of paint can be folded and stood up which will allow display away from the gallery wall and into the space of the viewer. This allows the work to be orientated, picking up elements from the surrounding studio space, as can be seen in the above image. The white paint picks up on the same colour of the window frame and the folds appear to interact with the horizontal and vertical structure of the window frame.