The Brickyard and Printshop Paintings
The brickyard, a.k.a Foothill Building Materials, located near the intersection of Garey Avenue and Foothill Blvd (Route 66) in Pomona, California, where I worked part-time while a student, was a place for artistic inspiration due in large part to the many textures found there: coarse and fine silica sand, river sand, white cement, lime, lava rock (red and black), flagstones, bricks, cinder blocks, gravel, plastic, masonry trowels, twine, reed wire, stucco colors, and chicken wire to name a few. I used some of these materials to create a series of seven abstract-collage paintings. The family that owned the brickyard also owned a printshop next to it. For a while I worked at both places, selling, loading, and delivering materials and finished print jobs. When boredom would set in, particularly in the summer during the heat of the day, I would sneak behind the piles of brick pallets to paint. The Mexicans I worked with thought I was crazy, they really did...I think my boss thought the same...I used inks from the printshop to create a series of highly abstract and expressive paintings. The titles given to these paintings are mere suggestions. Please find your own... |
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No. 1: Unavailable: This work is missing. No. 2: "The Bridge" No. 3: "Falling off the Ladder" No. 4: "Two Straws" No. 5: "Yellow Duct Tape" No. 6: "The City" No. 7: "Aluminum paper, beach pebbles, and foam" |
"Brickyard and Printshop Paintings"
Various Media on board paper, 1992
Copyright � 2005 Jose E. Araya-Sibaja
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