Diptychon Mechanica VIII - Through The Veil

Once again, I approach this theme that I cherish: that of the intriguing frontier represented by a virgin artistic medium. A boundary between two universes.

Whether it’s a sheet of paper, a canvas, a wall section, a wooden board, or even a freshly opened “New File” under your favorite drawing software, the surface is there, in front of us, unexplored, and waiting for a first contact to dive on the other side.

And perhaps – like the artist – what lies behind the immaculate surface is only waiting to be able to cross the line.

It was with an idea a la Lewis Caroll 's "Through the Looking Glass", that I tried to develop this graphite drawing, which has another previous iteration available at MakersPlace.

Here's what could happen if a flat graphite drawing ever pierced through the canvas :)