Superficial! 29 from the collection of G. S.

Superficial! 29, 2014

Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on paper

55.88 x 45.72 cm (22.0 x 18.0 in)

Inv: 171

American Artist Greg Gossel explains his process of creating his artworks:

I often work on a variety of pieces at once, as opposed to creating one piece at a time. It seems to be a bit easier for me to jump around from one painting to the next throughout the process, trying not to get too stuck on any one particular piece. That being said, I would say it generally takes me 2-3 months to create a new body of work consisting of maybe 30 pieces or so.

As far as process goes, I’m always collecting a wide variety of old comic books, magazines, newspapers, paperbacks, etc, which I’m constantly digging through and pulling imagery from that I’d like to incorporate into my work at some point. So when preparing for an upcoming show, I’ll go through these images and start to pick and choose what I’d like to incorporate into the new body of work given the theme of the show, and feelings I’m trying to convey. I spend a lot of time going through this process narrowing down a group of images that I feel will work well together with the overall idea of the show. From there, it’s a lot of prep work, creating film, exposing screens, cutting canvas, etc.

Once I have everything ready to go, I will generally begin by building up an initial working surface with collage or various hand-painted elements on canvas, wood, or whatever material I may be working on. More often than not, this initial surface is completely covered by further layering throughout the process. I then continue incorporating various silkscreen prints and hand painted elements into the piece, along with sanding, washes, and lacquers to weather the surface. I try to always experiment and incorporate a wide variety of media into each piece – collage, spray paint, watercolor, graphite, marker, and acrylic. I generally have a rough idea of where I want the piece to go, but for the most part it’s a pretty spontaneous process. I continue this process of building up the piece with various media until I feel satisfied with the overall composition.

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This isn't Happening, 2014

Spray paint on wood

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Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on paper

55.88 x 45.72 cm (22.0 x 18.0 in)
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Superficial! 32, 2014

Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on paper

55.88 x 45.72 cm (22.0 x 18.0 in)
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Superficial! 24, 2014

Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on paper

55.88 x 45.72 cm (22.0 x 18.0 in)
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Superficial! 23, 2014

Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on paper

55.88 x 45.72 cm (22.0 x 18.0 in)
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Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on wood panel

30.48 x 30.48 cm (12.0 x 12.0 in)
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Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and collage on wood panel

30.48 x 30.48 cm (12.0 x 12.0 in)
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