PACKAGE STRAPPING
The Package Strapping series are mid-sized collage paintings, often including tape, string or package strapping appropriated from NYC streets. A pleasurable moment is discovering exactly what a work needs right on the sidewalk. - JR
Deli Peony, 2024
Acrylic, marker, plexiglass shards, plastic straw, artist tape, string, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
17 x 22 1/2 x 2 in (canvas)
27 x 22 1/2 x 2 in (wall)
Sidewalk Torque, 2024
Acrylic, marker, reflective ribbon, dichroic foil, construction netting, acrylic resin pieces, blue paper, glitter, masking plastic, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
18 x 22 3/4 x 2 in (canvas),
38 x 22 3/4 x 2 in (wall)
Deli Lilies, 2024
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, window screen, reflective foils, caution tape, subway caution tape, watercolor paper, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
19 3/4 x 25 x 1 1/2 in (canvas)
28 x 26 ½ x 1 1/2 in (wall)
Blue Man Group, 2022
Acrylic, marker, window screen, police caution tape, bottle cap, foil strips, found tassel, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 1/4 x 17 in
Lemon Links, 2023
Acrylic, marker, ink, artist tape, plastic sheeting, caution tape, plastic screen, and silkscreen ink on canvas mounted on museum board
10 x 10 in
Drones in the Moonlight, 2022
Acrylic, marker, construction netting, caution tape, textured foil, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in
High Five, 2022
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, spray paint, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Can I Drive the Bus?, 2022
Acrylic, marker, duck mask bands, embroidery thread, balloon foil, package strapping, foil, construction netting, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
21 3/4 x 17 1/2 in
Indictor, 2023
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, plastic sheet, reflective foils, and silkscreen ink on canvas
22 x 17 1/4 in
Come Ride with Me!, 2022
Acrylic, marker, window screening, bling, artist tape, netting, found objects, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 5/8 x 17 5/8 in
Golden Handshake, 2023
Acrylic, marker, reflective foils, screen, plastic ribbon, acrylic pieces, fire caution tape, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Giftgruen Goose, 2022
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, reflective foils, masking sheet, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 5/8 x 17 5/8 in
High Dive, 2022
Acrylic, marker, resin pieces, window screening, canvas cutout, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in
On the Fence on Flatbush, 2022
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, masking sheet, reflective foils, window screening, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 x 17 3/4 in (canvas),
22 x 19 1/4 in (wall)
String Swing,2022
Acrylic, marker, batteries, nylon string, bling, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in
Wide Angle Lens, 2022
Acrylic, marker, sequined ribbon, foil, acrylic sample square, sketchbook cover piece, silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 x 17 in
Kool Kat, 2022
Acrylic, marker, reflective foils, screen, netting, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Subway Shuffle, 2022
Acrylic, marker, Artist tape, plexiglass sample, plexiglass screen, construction netting, police tape, reflective foil pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas,
22 x 17 in