Paris Texas #1
Rachel Weiswasser
Oil paint and oil pastel on cotton
60” x 48”
2024
"Paris, Texas" is my deconstruction of the 1984 film's formal elements. My love for film and art history informs this series, reimagining the female lead by stripping away her formal elements. By doing so, I portray her as she was in the film: one-dimensional.
I have found the histories of liminalism and pointillism useful in grounding my speculative style, deconstructing a film’s formal elements as specs of color. This project is grounded in pleasure and aesthetics while appreciating what is typically overlooked in cinema. The unnatural colors and blinding pinks are reminiscent of LED lights and midnight trysts.
Paris, Texas #1 is the first piece in the series and invites the viewer to question why the woman is unfinished, and how that translates into a moving picture. I aim to invite viewers into a space of speculation, transforming their perceptions of visual language into a schematic process. By testing our speculations, we allow desires, poetics, and seduction to flourish.
Rachel Weiswasser
Oil paint and oil pastel on cotton
60” x 48”
2024
"Paris, Texas" is my deconstruction of the 1984 film's formal elements. My love for film and art history informs this series, reimagining the female lead by stripping away her formal elements. By doing so, I portray her as she was in the film: one-dimensional.
I have found the histories of liminalism and pointillism useful in grounding my speculative style, deconstructing a film’s formal elements as specs of color. This project is grounded in pleasure and aesthetics while appreciating what is typically overlooked in cinema. The unnatural colors and blinding pinks are reminiscent of LED lights and midnight trysts.
Paris, Texas #1 is the first piece in the series and invites the viewer to question why the woman is unfinished, and how that translates into a moving picture. I aim to invite viewers into a space of speculation, transforming their perceptions of visual language into a schematic process. By testing our speculations, we allow desires, poetics, and seduction to flourish.
Rachel Weiswasser
Oil paint and oil pastel on cotton
60” x 48”
2024
"Paris, Texas" is my deconstruction of the 1984 film's formal elements. My love for film and art history informs this series, reimagining the female lead by stripping away her formal elements. By doing so, I portray her as she was in the film: one-dimensional.
I have found the histories of liminalism and pointillism useful in grounding my speculative style, deconstructing a film’s formal elements as specs of color. This project is grounded in pleasure and aesthetics while appreciating what is typically overlooked in cinema. The unnatural colors and blinding pinks are reminiscent of LED lights and midnight trysts.
Paris, Texas #1 is the first piece in the series and invites the viewer to question why the woman is unfinished, and how that translates into a moving picture. I aim to invite viewers into a space of speculation, transforming their perceptions of visual language into a schematic process. By testing our speculations, we allow desires, poetics, and seduction to flourish.