Toronto-based creative someone very few have been successful amongst —duct tapes. Pavao uses duct record , colored electrical record in addition to masking record on canvas-board to practise urban scenes , which he in addition to hence seals amongst a clear epoxy resin.
"My involvement inward Tape Art was due inward business office to inspiration in addition to the other business office to frustration ,” he says. “I was inspired yesteryear the realist plant of such artists every bit Chuck Close , Richard Estes , Alex Colville in addition to Eric Zener only I was likewise non satisfied working amongst the mediums of crude , acrylic in addition to watercolours. The operate that a few installation artists were doing amongst record attracted me to it in addition to I felt that in that location could survive to a greater extent than to this medium every bit a fine art.”
In 2012 , the fellowship that he was working for every bit a designer underwent a massive downsizing , causing him to lose his job. Instead of despair , Pavao welcomed the change.
“I decided to accept an unquestionably utilitarian object (duct tape) in addition to practise something beautiful from it (or displace to) inward gild to aid break its potential to others. Toronto businesses in addition to street scenes became my muse in addition to record my medium. I deduced that if in that location could survive that much potential inward an object that had a specific undertaking (duct tape: record for duct work) in addition to hence how much to a greater extent than potential was in that location for in addition to inside people?”
Pavao begins amongst a photograph that he takes in addition to creates the layout of the design. He in addition to hence applies record in addition to scratches them off amongst a blade , wherever required , to add together detail. Once the artwork is consummate , a coat or 2 of clear resin is applied to seal his work.
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