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http://www.williambrovelli.com

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in a relationship

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Artist

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Conceptual, Drawing

I am...

...a visual artist living and working in New York City.

About my artwork

Either/Or Project

This project consists of hand drawn figures that serve as reference markers arranged onto canvas. The canvases are charts that the artist uses to document the brains resistance to repetition via the use of a restricted format. This involuntary resistance produces an evolution of the image over a substantial period of time. Brovelli's use of the figure as a reference point is similar to the way minimalists have made use of the square or grid. The figure can be viewed as a a cylinder that is divided into sections from top to bottom that allow for a wide variation of moves, using the figure as a mental template is essential in the process.

The artist uses Kierkegaard's "Either/Or" as a literary reference to underscore the belief that human beings have no free will but are positioned in an arena of implied choice where the individual is hard wired to a path that is segmented into illusionary markers of volition.

Brovelli's work is split into two series. The first is the "Deliberation" series which consists of two sets of canvases, The "Either" canvases which depict the aesthetic view of the world and the "Or" canvases which depict the ethical view of the world. The "Deliberation" series will span three years, after which a choice will be made between the two formats.The CHOICE of format will constitute the second series. The "Confirmation" series.The Canvases within this series will span the remainder of the artist's lifetime.

The figures on the canvas are a residue that remains as a document of commitment to the final choice. This commitment is the overarching aesthetic of the project. It is worth noting that all other urges towards creativity outside of the chosen format must be suppressed over a life time to preserve the integrity of the project.



DESCRIPTION OF THE CANVASES

"Either" canvases:(Aesthetic view)

6ft.x 4ft. canvas. Hand drawn, varied size pen/ink figures arranged in random format. Aprx. 5,000 figures per canvas. All figures are hand drawn,cut out and pasted onto canvas.

"Or" canvases:(Ethical view)

6ft.x 6ft. canvases.Hand drawn 2" pen/ink figures arranged in rows and in sequence. Aprx. 4,500 figures per canvas. All figures are hand drawn, cut out and pasted onto canvas.

(To date there are 40,000 figures set aside as material for canvases.)

Time Line: The time line is an actual (RED) line that runs through each canvas serving as a mortality marker. The line is inserted in intervals of .5cm at the completion of each canvas. The time line serves as a visual reminder of the absence of control over ones fate. On doing the math, it is assumed that in all probability, The line will not reach the end of the canvases before the artist's death.

Also see: Either/Or - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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My favourites

Artist

Prince. Goya. Mccollum. Stingel. Kiefer.
Movie

Hertzog. Hitchcock. Kubrick. Godard. Jodorowsky.
Literature

Dostoyevsky. Milton. Kafka. Faulkner. Rilke.
Music

Bach. Glass. Reich. Chopin. Boredoms.

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