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Layers and Representation by Listener, rongo rongo

June 2nd, 2008 7:51 AM

INSTRUCTIONS: Put 100 layers of paint on a canvas.

Being slightly more impatient than he who has completed this task so marvelously already, I really didn't want to wait for all the layers to dry one at a time. So, I decided to do 100 layers of paint separately, dry them, fold them, and then glue them to a canvas as an assembly of three dimensional objects. And coincidentally, over the last five years, I have accumulated vast quantities of leftover, stale sheets of seaweed, that could be put to use as substrates for holding the layers of paint. I can tell you that for this sort of application, the staler the better. (More details with the pictures)

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posted by GYØ Ben on June 2nd, 2008 7:55 AM

W-- WHOA.

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posted by Lizard Boy on June 2nd, 2008 8:43 AM

This is fairly awesome. My one sadness is that it isn't made out of *just paint*. (Latex paint peeled from a smooth surface?) But I'm not even sure if that's entirely possible, so nicely done.

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posted by rongo rongo on June 2nd, 2008 2:00 PM

Ooh, that would be pretty cool...

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on June 2nd, 2008 8:46 AM

Where'd you get all that seaweed?

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posted by rongo rongo on June 2nd, 2008 2:02 PM

Well, I've been having occasional sushi parties for at least 5 years, and there's always some seaweed sheets leftover, which turn out to be too stale to use again next time. Since I am very bad at cleaning out the pantry, it accumulates. I think I did use over half of the accumulation on this project, though.