frameworks
Clover Archer  frameworks 12 x 9 in. each
frameworks 1-20
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in. each

Reacting visually to the "folio" pages, the "framework" drawings explore the shapes of the text blocks on each of the folios (paragraph indents, negative/positive spaces, text justification).

Clover Archer  frameworks


system:
Create a stencil of the outline (or footprint) of the text on each folio. The drawings are built by layering in graphite the outlines of all 20 folios and finishing each by rendering a single set in black ink as the last layer.

Theoretically, the graphite backgrounds should all be nearly identical (the only thing that changes from drawing to drawing is the black outline). Despite the imposition of a system (however arbitrary), there are subtle shifts that emerge due to the laborious nature of the exercise.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 1
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 2
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 3
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 4
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 5
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 6
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 7
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 8
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 9
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 10
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 11
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 12
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 13
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 14
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 15
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 16
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 17
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 18
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 19
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.
Clover Archer  frameworks graphite, ink
framework 20
graphite, ink
12 x 9 in.