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Grid-19 is a representation of a  speech balloon.  According to Wikipedia, speech balloons are divided in 3 categories: speech (smooth border), thoughts (bubbly borders), and screams (zigzag borders).  This particular one is a hybrid of all three: it has a zigzag "tail" (scream), smooth borders (speech), but does not display text--it displays an image instead (meaning thoughts rather than speech).



Grid-18 uses shapes that meet at corners to create the illusion that they are somehow all sharing the same line.  I used this technique to express my inspiration, which came from simple stitching patterns such as those found on pillows.  Nothing too complex here: just a reflection over the y-axis and simple geometric shapes, which can arguably yield to pareidolia.







Grid-16 is Aztec and circuit board-inspired.  The grid is open from the left and right sides of the piece where a polygon with four rectangular protrusions faces outwards.  The elaborate polygons can be seen as a representation of a system such as a circuit board, or a diagram such as a mandala or an Aztec Cosmogram, both of which are representations of the universe.



Grid-15 marks the midpoint and a new direction in the gridz series of 30.  Gridz 1-14 have been mostly experimental and helped me explore and discover a lot about this art form through scrupulous analysis. Hopefully the analytical approach to previous pieces will serve as a fairly objective demonstration of the power of gridz as an art form that both communicates and precipitates thoughts, ideas, and emotions through a minimalist canvas.



Grid-14 uses over 10 different shapes reflected over the y axis, which is notably more than most gridz we've seen so far.


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