100 TAR PITS (To LACMA with love*)

ONE HUNDRED PAINTINGS (EACH 10 CM X 10 CM) 

PEN AND BLACK INK ON JAPANESE PAPER

100 X 100 CM

© REZA ALIABADI (RZLBD)

2018, Toronto, Canada

Inspired by the La Brea Tar Pits at LACMA (@lacma), I submitted myself, every night for 100 consecutive days, to improvise an amorphous silhouette with only one continuous stroke — opening & closing a profile with an ink pen. This led to a playful exploration of a taxonomy shaped through a finite repetition of infinite possibilities. Instead of representation, drawing becomes commentary. The generated matrix of comparable inkblot like objects, which is bigger than a mere collection of indeterminate ink drops, presents an account with many potential readings; could it be an appraisal, a critique, or simply an assessment! _RZLBD

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100 Tar Pits is an homage to Woody Allen, Peter Zumthor, & Chris Burden