17X36X1.5 Mixed Media on Canvas
TraceNYC is a physical deconstruction of the urban landscape, acting as a contemporary archaeological record of New York City. The work is built from authentic scraps of bills and advertisements harvested directly from the city's streets, capturing the ephemeral "Post No Bills" culture that defines the metropolitan environment.
The process involved layering these weathered fragments to create a dense, paper-based topography, which I then intervened upon using industrial spray paint and gestural oil pastel. The stenciled typography serves as a self-referential nod to the very walls these materials were reclaimed from. By transitioning these discarded "scraps" from the street to the canvas, TraceNYC explores the tension between public vandalism and private art, preserving the frantic, overlapping energy of a city that is constantly rewriting itself.
17X36X1.5 Mixed Media on Canvas
TraceNYC is a physical deconstruction of the urban landscape, acting as a contemporary archaeological record of New York City. The work is built from authentic scraps of bills and advertisements harvested directly from the city's streets, capturing the ephemeral "Post No Bills" culture that defines the metropolitan environment.
The process involved layering these weathered fragments to create a dense, paper-based topography, which I then intervened upon using industrial spray paint and gestural oil pastel. The stenciled typography serves as a self-referential nod to the very walls these materials were reclaimed from. By transitioning these discarded "scraps" from the street to the canvas, TraceNYC explores the tension between public vandalism and private art, preserving the frantic, overlapping energy of a city that is constantly rewriting itself.
