Self-Portrait Project, 2009 - 2011
50 oil paintings on canvas
each approx. 10 x 8 inches, canvas dimensions vary.
Fifty paintings created through ongoing correspondence with artisans employed with Yayuan Art Company located in Shenzhen Dafen Oil Painting Village in Guangdong, China. The company sells hand-made oil paintings to order as well as reproductions of European masterworks, picturesque landscapes, modern and decorative paintings. Between 2009 and 2011, I ordered 1 painting from each staff painter with the request they each make a self-portrait. The following images present these works in closer detail.
Every Artist's Favorite Color, 2010
50 oil paintings on canvas
In addition to the collection of self-portrait paintings, each artist mixed and painted a 4 x 4 inch canvas with their favorite color, shown together above. Below is a single detail image of one of the favorite color paintings to the left of a painting that was created by one artist in response to the prompt to paint the room you are in right now.
Every Artists' Favorite Color, 2009 (detail)
oil on canvas
50 paintings in total. 4 x 4 inches each.
Artist's Studio, 2009
oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
This painting was created by the Yayuan Art Company in response to my request to paint the room you are in right now.