Christopher Rico, Lotan Ii - Contemporary Abstract Black and White Ink Painting, 2021

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Black and white contemporary abstract painting by Christopher Rico - ink on Yupo paper.
Work on paper. Paper size: 30 … more Black and white contemporary abstract painting by Christopher Rico - ink on Yupo paper.
Work on paper. Paper size: 30 x 24 inches - offered unframed.

Rico uses oversized calligraphy brushes on Yupo paper for this black and white series of paintings. He lays out long sheets on the floor and masks off dimensions for what would become separate sheets. Many of the eventual works were painted together as one to preserve single and repetitive strokes that materialized as part of his daily meditations. This physical meditation resulted in artifacts of gesture allowing subconscious imagery to emerge freely as though they were born from the depths--where a physical entity’s relationship to gravity and environment is different than for lifeforms on the surface.

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