What do we do with our imperfections? We might shun them. Hide them or ignore them. With wisdom, we accept them; beginning to learn from them. Today we celebrate them. In his latest body of work, Tim Belonax focuses our attention on the dynamic beauty of mistakes. After years of screenprinting posters, he has become fascinated by the exciting errors in his executions, where unintended results proved better than planned.
This collection, which will go on display as part of his show All of my mistakes have led me to you, breaks open geometric forms, revealing colourful disarray. Compositions are perfectly misaligned, inviting explosive, deteriorating, and surprising abstract results. Challenging the constraints of screenprinting’s process-heavy nature, Tim treats the medium with gestural spontaneity. For those who see their days as constrained, defined by obligations and metrics over intuition and curiosity, this work offers a sympathetic perspective.
The work for the exhibition was almost entirely created by hand. Positives for the screens were primarily created by hand using cut paper, tape, and ink, and all of the prints were made and mounted by the artist. Each piece is also marked with a specific stamp for the show. Each print is comprised of many layers of colour; no two prints are alike but a few may share strong traits between each other—like family members, they’re relational.
The abstraction of Ellsworth Kelly, chance operations of John Cage, details of Aaron Siskind, and printing of Sister Corita Kent are just a few of the points of inspiration that Tim holds dear and are reflected through his work. Homages to Josef Albers and Warhol are also present through compositions and the use of offcuts to wrap cans.
All of my mistakes have led me to you opens at the Compound Gallery on May 4th, in Emeryville, California and runs through June 16th.
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