No Good No Good Good
Screen print on canvas
While looking through visual diaries from his time living in Los Angeles, Luke Chiswell discovered old working titles he’d once written for future works. Recognizing that process is such a significant element of his work, Chiswell memorialized the notes, creating screen prints on paper and canvas. The resulting series “Working Titles” rejects the concept of starting and finishing an artwork by depicting trial, error, and moments of development. Each note features text in Chiswell’s signature script, a form of abstract mark making that pushes the boundaries of language and legibility.
Artwork Information
Year
2021
Materials
Screen print on canvas
Authentication
The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed by the Co-Founder of Tappan
Dimensions
“Each work tells it's own story through unique markings and scratches, their own destruction giving rise to a moment, to a memory, to an achievement.”
About the Artist
Luke Chiswell
Featured in Hypebeast and Vogue UK, painter, sculptor and printmaker Luke Chiswell explores how the continual use of everyday objects--like skateboards and hotel stationery -- can hold a record of aspiration, error and accomplishment.
In the Studio
About the Process
Chiswell's Trophies Series
To make works from his "Trophies" series, Chiswell skates on a skateboard until it breaks. During each skating session he repeats a specific word, like "try" or "best" to himself. When the board breaks, Chiswell considers it then a "Trophy" and the word he repeated is carved into it.
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