“Atlas”, created & inspired from a graphic image created and inspred from a graffitti artist in East LA. Starting with a Serigraph series on paper, I then deconstructed the image and rebuilt it using the serigraph prints, printers ink and spray paint on canvas. Measuring 120 x 120 it was created at the Otis LA Summer Residency in 2017. I used 6 silkscreen prints on canvas to begin. Applying oil paint, Inks and collage to build up the surface. Then using a grinder to cut away the pictorial surface. Puncturing the pattern and letters of Atlas into the back of the canvas. It was through the process of adding and subtracting surface that allows light to penetrate the canvas and brings the painting to life.