The Unseen Aspect

Something that is not thought about right away when looking at a painting is the backside of it. After all who really cares about what you don’t see, right? Well the reality of it is the artist care, at least the ones that have had numerous shows under their belt to show that they have had a lot of experience when dealing with the unseen aspect of the painting. If you haven’t guessed it by now this ‘unseen aspect’ I am referring to is the ever fun and just a little annoying (sometimes it is for me) wiring of the painting. This is usually the last step before handing it over to the gallerist before the work can be hung and it is the often time, tedious but absolute necessary aspect for without it all you would have is a painting leaning against a wall. And while some paintings might look good leaning against something while perched on something else, in many cases it is not so, so to the wiring I must go. Only 5 more paintings/collages left to wire!