Jacob Ouillette, Orpheus, 2011, oil on canvas, 45 x60 inches (courtesy Nancy Margolis Gallery)
Megan M. Garwood interviews painter Jacob Ouillette about the work in his recent exhibition Brushstroke Paintings at Nancy Margolis Gallery.
Ouillette remarks: "Each brushstroke is applied in one single motion, one pass, from left to right with no revisions allowed, or necessary, like the mark of a calligraphers brush. The paintings are created almost as a live performance, one stroke, or note at a time, until the composition is complete, the song ends when the last note is played. Unlike live music though, the painting holds that 'live'moment frozen indefinitely."
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On-Verge
