Saturday, March 19, 2022

Abstract Words and Asemic Writing Art by Todd Camplin

 

1980's Slang
Ink on Paper
2019

Ode to Yuchi language
Ink and Paint on Paper
22 by 26 inches
2022


Circle a Square
Ink on Clayboard
8 x 8
2020

Blue Squared
Ink on Clayboard 
8 x 8
2020

Red Herd of Words
Ink on paper
22 by 30
2021

Pink Black Perky Goth
Ink on paper
22 by 30
2021

Ode to Laurentian
Ink and Paint on Paper
6 x 9 inches
2022

Ode to Guanahatabey
Ink and Paint on Paper
22 by 26 inches
2022


"I have been creating images from words that I abstract since 2004. I started with converting people's signatures into patterns and shapes. Later I started converting text from old yearbook inscriptions into patterns and shapes. I have started creating direct asemic writing inspired by languages that are now dead and had never been written down. I make these marks in a similar way to when I had to write definitions in middle school for talking. Over and over again I had to write the same words as punishment, but secretly I kind of liked it. When I started this type of writing, I realized the connection and my past came flooding back to me. I am reminded of the Simpsons when Bart writes on the chalkboard a statement over and over again." —Todd Camplin