In this new collaborative work Todd and Jennifer take their mutual interest in iteration to the next level by passing a shape back and forth in a sort of exquisite corpse game. Iterations show the evolutions of a shape through multiple processes, iterations, sizes and materials.
The shapes originated as tiny clay models and then a color was selected for each shape. In some paintings, the shapes are used as stamps, or are enlarged and painted in a flat manner, or carefully rendered. The shapes are forged in steel and powder coated to produce wall sculpture.
The abstract shapes that were chosen for this series are not seen eidetically as referencing real objects. They have particular qualities that produce their distinct characters that transferred in each iteration. By making icons out of what originated as quick gestures, we make light of what is hard, and make laborious what is easy.
