Playing with an Accident

While I was painting onto the fabric pinned against the wall, I noticed that the acrylic paint had sunk through the material and had made prints onto the white wall. The marks made were reflections of the marks on the fabric but in reverse, which produced incredibly abstract and distorted shapes. I took advantage of this 'accident', and it was suggested to me that I draw upon the associations people will make with the marks on the wall by asking a number of individuals to write what they see against the shape. Excitingly, this tied in perfectly with my idea of memories and somehow making the intangible appear tangible. It was most interesting to observe what others saw through their own eyes, and often two or three conflicting perceptions were written around the shapes. Upon reflection, I wish I had pinned the fabric I painted on, onto a canvas board so that I could have preserved the marks left on the wall. However, I am pleased that I produced a small photographic study of the 'accident'.