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APOCALYPSE HOUSE |
Norbert H. Kox Technique The system of painting that I have developed is actually a rediscovery of the Renaissance glazing techniques of the Old Masters. I taught it to myself without the help of an instructor, after I had been painting for about ten years. Then I continued to develop the process over a period of the next 30 years. The first stage in my mastered glazing technique requires the creation of a grisaille [greez-eye] a monochromatic under-painting that basically resembles a black and white photograph. The grisaille is then over-painted with a series of glazes [translucent paint films] similar to the Old Masters' Technique. In my newest set of paintings [2003] I have digitally developed the monochromatic under-paintings. Each is original, although some contain recognizable elements from earlier paintings of mine that were either studies, or details, and have been re-mastered. The mechanically produced grisailles are of the same high standard of quality that I have always demanded of my work. They accomplish the same purpose as my previous under-paintings, with extraordinary results. The grisailles are laser printed with black ink on paper. The paper is then saturated with acrylic polymer and allowed to dry. This seals the ink to the paper virtually transforming it into acrylic. The surface is then built up with many layers of translucent acrylic glazes. The use of acrylic glazing medium allows me to produce the same luminescent jewel-like quality previously found only in oils. The finished paintings are sealed with Golden Polymer Varnish with UVLS [ultraviolet filters and light stabilizers]. The painting on canvas [Masquerade Seranade] was developed in the same manor. The monochromatic grisaille was printed with HP-UV Ink on pre-primed canvas. This was coated with polymer to essentially transform it into acrylic. Then it was painted with my glazing technique as described above, and sealed with Golden Polymer Varnish with UVLS. |
Apocalypse House |
Masquerade Seranade [detail] |
The Horse Hospital London's true home of the avant-garde UNQUIET VOICES English & American Visionary Art 1903 2003 October 13th - November 15th 2003 SEE Six of Norbert Kox's works in this show |
