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Kate Coningford | “Coming Apart”

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A quote from William Gibson reading "When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart" is written in a blocky style on multiple lines filling the page from top to bottom. Lines of text alternate between white letters on a colored background, and colored letters on a white background. The words "coming apart" are tilted and staggered to suggest movement. The color ranges from red orange at the top of the page, to red violet at the bottom.

Kate Coningford, "Coming Apart", 2020, watercolor on paper, 12" x 9"

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This project was hand lettered using a dip pen, masking fluid, and watercolor in a style called Robot Lettering. I chose a quote by William Gibson and explored color, positive and negative space, and movement.

The word DOPAMINE is painted in watercolor 11 times on the page, each word slightly overlapping the one above it. The color shifts from green at the top to blue in the middle and purple on the bottom. The letters are outlined in graphite.

Kate Coningford | “Dopamine”

List of names and types of violence and negativity separated on the page by a largely lettered divider that says wall of moms.

Carol Christ | “Wall of Moms”