Woodrian Window
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John Armato

Woodrian Window
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Woodrian Window
The title of Woodrian Window is partially a play on "Mondrian," whose grids of primary colored rectangles inspired this piece. The "window" portion of the title refers specifically to the blue quadrant. The pattern of the wood grain, once turned blue, suggested a cloudscape, as if the Mondrian-like layers suddenly gave way to a window on the sky. Armato calls his work "Mid-Century Minded Digital Marquetry." Wood veneer wall art was popular during the “Mad Men” era of the 1950s and 60s. Artists would cut exaggerated shapes from different hues and grains of wood veneer and assemble them in a sort of basic marquetry (similar to mosaic). The pieces were mounted, usually on textured or natural backgrounds such as canvas, linen or fiberboard. The finished art was framed simply, usually without mats or glass. Subject matter reflected mid-century modern motifs such as exotic peoples, musical instruments, animals, ships and cityscapes. Using high-resolution scans of various wood surfaces, Armato draws his images on screen, creating “digital marquetry,” which is then output as a high-resolution, archival-quality color print.
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Size: 17.5" x 15.2"
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NickYoungArt
NickYoungArt ::
May 13, 2015
Well done, John.

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