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works on paper | official website of american artist gary gissler

 

WORKS ON PAPER

 
 

Paper, ink, mylar, tape… these woven text works utilize traditional materials often associated with collage. They reflect an interest in the formality of the grid and the square, simultaneously undoing these modernist tropes with a density of literal content. Assorted texts are very tightly woven into and against each other, much like a palimpsest (i.e. Interpretation of Dreams + Alice in Wonderland). The resulting paradox is a heightened attention to language, while methodically and carefully undoing the narrative, its meaning, and ultimately offering another perspective on meaning.

 
 
 
 

allusionmasterbatthough, 2016

paper, mylar, ink, woven 13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

allusionmasterbatthough, detail

 
 
 

whatwhere, 2015

typewriter ink on paper, woven 12 x 12 in / 30.48 x 30.48 cm

whatwhere, detail

 
 
 

deafers, 2015

ink on paper, woven 10 x 10 in / 25.4 x 25.4 cm

deafers, detail

 
 
 

urged, 2016

mylar, ink on paper, woven 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

urged, detail

 
 

the whiteness of the tweeddledum, 2017

mylar, ink on paper, woven 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

the whiteness of the tweeddledum, detail

 
 
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sig and alice, 2016

ink on paper, woven 8.5 x 11 in / 21.59 x 27.94 cm

alice and sig, 2016

ink on paper, woven 8.5 x 11 in / 21.59 x 27.94 cm

sig and alice, detail

 
 
 

beyond the pleasure principle, 2018

typewriter ink on paper, tape 11 x 9 in / 28 x 23 cm

 

beyond the pleasure principle, detail

 
 
 
 

white friar, 2016

ink on paper, woven 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

white friar, detail

 
 
 

measurements, 2016

ink on paper, woven 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

measurements, detail

 
 
 

mortal, 2016

ink on paper, woven 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

mortal, 2015

 
 
 

large eyed, 2016

ink on paper, collaged 16 x 16 in / 40.64 x 40.64 cm

large eyed,detail

 
 
 

albino, 2017

ink on paper, linen, woven 34 x 34 in / 86.36 x 86.36 cm

 
 
 

ulysses, 2015

ink on paper, woven 6 x 6 in / 15.25 x 15.25 cm

ulysses, detail

 
 
 

whitenight, 2015

ink on paper, woven 6 x 6 in / 15.25 x 15.25 cm

whitenight, detail

 
 
 

oceanic feeling, 2016

typewriter on paper 8.5 x 11 in / 21.59 x 27.94 cm

 

warren, patient transcription 2015

graphite, gesso on mylar 13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

phillip, patient transcription 2017

graphite, gesso on mylar 13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

 

moby dick, chapter I transcription, 2017

graphite, gesso on mylar

13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

moby dick, chapter II transcription, 2017

graphite, gesso on mylar

13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

moby dick, chapter III transcription, 2017

graphite, gesso on mylar

13 x 13 in / 33 x 33 cm

 
 
 

tantra, 2015

typewriter drawing, ink, gouache on paper 11 x 8 in / 28 x 20.32 cm

tantra, detail

 

nothingiseverything, 2016

typewriter drawing, ink on paper 11 x 8 in / 28 x 20.32 cm

youdon'tknowyoudon't, 2016

typewriter drawing, ink on paper 11 x 8 in / 28 x 20.32 cm

nothingiseverything, detail

 
 
 

thinkbig, 2015

ink on paper 42 x 42 in / 107 x 107 cm

thinkbig, detail

 
 
 

stream, 2015

ink on paper 11 x 8 in / 28 x 20.32 cm

stream, detail

 
 
 

love letter(s), 2015

ink, oil on paper 46 x 34 in / 116.84 x 86.36 cm

love letter(s), detail

 
 
 

nothing is everything is nothing, 2015

ink, oil on paper 54 x 22 in / 137 x 55.88 cm

nothing is everything is nothing, 2015

 

staccato, 2015 collaboration with Janine Antoni

gouache, tape, paper 22 x 16 in/56 x 41 cm

stillness, 2015 collaboration with Janine Antoni

gouache, tape, paper 22 x 16 in / 56 x 41 cm

gaga, 2015 collaboration with Janine Antoni

gouache, tape, paper 22 x 16 in / 56 x 41 cm

gaga, detail