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Richard Sarson

Richard Sarson is a graphic artist working in London who, through meticulous effort, turns cheap materials like news print and ball point pens into beautiful geometric compositions.

Richard Sarson: Lines
Lines
Drawn on 45gsm newsprint using a full pack of felt-tip pens, 900 x 640 mm

Sarson on his process:

"I enjoy breaking away from the computer and creating things by hand, I have learned the longer it takes produce something the more permanence it tends to have. You get to an entirely different place when it is not possible to erase your last mark."

Richard Sarson: Point
Point
Drawn edge to edge on 45gsm newsprint using a blue biro pen, 640 x 450 mm

On his materials:

I like to work on newsprint and use cheap materials because there is no precious, art-like quality about it, each one is an experiment that doesn't really have an end point.

Richard Sarson: Thread
Thread
Thread and panel pins on reclaimed mdf board

In a era where Processing has made the generation of repetitive forms practically trivial, Sarson's work reminds us of the difference analog process --craft-- imparts upon the final product.

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NickJan 15, 2009
 
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