Works in Progress
7,680 squares
Oil, Acrylic, and lacquer paint on canvas.
48 x 40-1/8 x 1-1/4
2024
$9300
7,680 squares.
An exercise of patience and see to absolute completion. Fill in all the squares and it’s done. 1 rule though, no color can touch.
In an addition, l've been on a math kick for a bit because of work stuff. So let's chew on some numbers. Take 7,630 squares x 1 minute 46 seconds on average to paint each square (of 120 tests) = 13,371 minutes 35 seconds. Hours: 13,372 minutes divided by 60 minutes= 220 hours 16 minutes. Let's apply a modest living hourly wage of $40 per hour. 220 hours 16 minutes x 40= $8,806.40. This does not include materials (paint, gesso, brushes, canvas, supports, etc.), labor to build supports, stretch and prime canvas, build frame, draw grid for 1/2" squares, mixing individual colors, and cleaning brushes.