abstract painting is self referential.
canvas and stretcher are both the subject and object of the painting.
canvas has its own natural inherent color.
no metaphors.
my work is untitled and created in different public parks and private lands.
date and location are provided.
the form of the work is made by the wind and gravity, in most cases.
i make a photographic record in black and white
later a gelatin silver print is made.
these pieces are temporary.
when I gather up the work and leave the location
they no longer exist.
i take the canvas thread, which was the work, and place it in a plexiglass box, as another record of the work’s one time existence.
edward (bud) shalala
2025