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.
Lines
Drawn on 45gsm newsprint using a full pack of felt-tip pens, 900 x 640 mm
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."
Point
Drawn edge to edge on 45gsm newsprint using a blue biro pen, 640 x 450 mm
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.
Thread
Thread and panel pins on reclaimed mdf board
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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