The signature is usually placed at the periphery of the picture as is customary; however in some instances the signature stands out, and becomes another element of the artwork. It becomes a label or a tag. Is the signature created with the same expressiveness as the artwork or does it become a plastic autonomy? Is there a huge ego popping out of the signature or a timid voice?
Sometimes one senses that the signature doesn’t really belong; it isn’t really a part of the initial composition of the artwork. It becomes and afterthought and perhaps should be on the back of the painting. Not signing the artwork is a strange sensation as well. The artwork becomes an orphan or an object floating in purgatory. No sense of ownership and no place of belonging. Could you imagine if all the great masterpieces hadn’t been signed and dated by the artist? Anarchy and mayhem would ensue within the art world.
The painting also must be signed in such a way that it doesn’t destroy the art. In other words it must be the correct size and in proportion to the initial composition.
In my case as I am drawing the lines, curves and scribbles my signature is a continuation of one line which may have started at the opposite corner of the artwork.
The signature and painting form a new combined relationship. The signature becomes a pattern by which our painting can be identified.
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