Lori Rubeling's art + design research practice
The primary inspiration for the ∞ drawing series is Leibniz’s Monadology concept and his internally illuminated chamber allegorical description. Deleuze’s essay “The Fold”, further explains and imagines this chamber allegory.
The ∞ drawing series represents remembering, thinking and futuring operations. The scale for these drawings was chosen to embody the physicality and performativity of my drawing process: the use of the arm as a radius; the in-between space of the body drawing and the paper; the in-between space of the paper to the wall and the room. How spatial awareness might occur.
Each drawing is approximately 60 inches square and drawn with multi-media pencil, chalk, India ink, charcoal, watercolor, chalkboard paint on Bockingford cold press watercolor paper. Techniques of construction include layering chalk erasures, use cool and warm black pigments and projective geometries.
Panel drawings use Dutchman over multi-media on wood panels. Techniques of construction include layering chalk erasures, use cool and warm black pigments, and folding of long triangular pieces of muslin.
All the drawings from this series are for sale. Priced upon request, Lorirubeling@gmail.com.