Originally sourced from his drawing project “Series A”, “Arrangements from Series A #2” is a free-floating and structured arrangement with an intuitive, improvisational sensibility. The work was presented as a special project at PULSE New York in March 2016.
“I’m finding out what rules hold the pieces together, common relationships of form and color, and different strategies to control the elements.”
“I used the repetition of shapes and composition to focus solely on the color.”
“He deconstructs this architecture of color into a simpler lexicon of lines, arches, and curves in an ongoing search of other primary structures, or as he says, “elements”.”
“His work is a calculated process of designating, defining, arranging, and permuting elements and colors with algorithmic thoroughness.”
“His compositional logic is intimately tied to strategies of musical arrangement but exploit the mind’s tendency to complete data.”
Santiago Ascui unveils his recent paintings and prints with us in his shared studio space.
Carrie Crawford walks us through the complexities of working with natural dyes, the vulnerability of her process, and daily practices that contribute to her work.