ANGSTROM GALLERY.(Jeff Elrod)(Brief Article)

JEFF ELROD

Jeff Elrod's starkly graphic paintings stem from preliminary drawings he executes on a computer, using a mouse as his pencil to produce scores of rapidly drafted variations on improvised themes. As he draws, he periodically prints iterations in the evolving series that strike him as worthwhile before continuing to add and delete visual data onscreen. From this stockpile of interrelated digital prints, he eventually selects one or two to reproduce, on an enlarged scale, in acrylic on canvas.

Eltod's method grants his work an enviable portability: For this recent ...

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