Daniel Elzinga Deconstructing Abstract Current artistic practice represented in images except first one. Starting with automatic paintings and combining photographic digital image transfers I bring into question how our preoccupations with perceptions are influenced by what we see. Many of the images which are recognizable, are buried beneath layers of abstract painting and have been altered. I have been living for a very long time in two worlds. In one I am the master artist, capable of rendering many images with many different materials. I have had limited success with commissions because of a limited demand. On the other hand I am an experimenter. I like to try new things, combining materials in different ways and generally having fun with whatever medium I’m using, including this keyboard. Materialism in today’s culture forms an oasis where people can hang out with their toys containing built-in obsolescence, look cool and fit in. But this is very transient and constantly evolving as fashion/technology advances. This leaves a vast quantity of refuse. Hence my subject matter, “one heck of a lot of junk eh?”. It is presented in aspects of experimentation and discovery found in expression and creativity. My materials and subject matter tends to come from what is familiar, my home, the landscape around me and the people I know. But the approach is still non-objective and automatic. The titles for each piece represent what I have seen in this approach to creativity. I often feel I go too far trying to bring realism back into the abstracts I start with. I always start with a painting and then introduce the digital imagery. Works are often finished with more painting creating a multi-layered construct. Gallery Proposal Dead Cat Black Ground, 1992, monoprint Barbie's Tub Overflows, 2007, acrylic painting with digital transfer Burning Head, 2008, acrylic painting with digital transfer Baby Stage, 2008, acrylic painting with digital transfer No Small Feat Seeing, 2008, acrylic painting with digital transfer At The Expense of Progress, 2008, acrylic painting with digital transfer Daniel Elzinga's MySpace Profile

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