GONE
“Sorry About the Masterpiece,” Mixed media on canvas, 72” x 96”
YOU ARE HERE I AM (GONE)
The artist known as GONE attributes the moniker to the ephemeral nature of graffiti and unsolicited street art. GONE divides his time between Santa Barbara/Ojai and the south of France; he exhibits in both places. In Santa Barbara it is not unusual to see his images around town in unexpected places.
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Artist Statement
YOU ARE HERE I AM (GONE)
The origins of the moniker “GONE” come from the ephemeral nature of graffiti and unsolicited street art.
A name based on the idea that the artist is no longer present at the site of the artwork and that the artwork itself is on temporary display in a public space.
The interaction of street art with the public is not regulated by a privatised space that is often limited to the confines of a gallery or museum that many people do not take the time to access.
Removing artwork from the limited interaction of a gallery setting for GONE provides an avenue of art created out of a need for voice that is not based on a commercial idea of art but on the value of artistic outlet and the direct interaction with a public audience free the borders of privatized commerce.
Watercolor on archival watercolor paper
11.5” x 8” (13” x 10” framed)
This work includes a custom hand-built frame: poplar, veneciano plaster, white gold leaf, archival AR-70 glass, floated on acid free foamcore. See images for framing examples.
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