Wesley Ramsey
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PAPER
- UNTITLED UNMADE
- “PLACEHOLDER”
- PAPER PRACTICE
PUBLICATIONS & DESIGNS
- CULT OF BOOKS
- CYANOTYPES
- OLD BONES
- BIRDHOUSE
- FREE MONEY
- WHOSE BRAIN
- PLANT SCANS
- LOGOS AND DESIGN
- CYANOTYPES
- OLD BONES
- BIRDHOUSE
- FREE MONEY
- WHOSE BRAIN
- PLANT SCANS
- LOGOS AND DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY
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“Untitled Unmade”
2022
March-May 2022
Materials:
Screenprinted
Handmade Paper
Dyed with Handmade Turmeric Ink
Screenprinted
Handmade Paper
Dyed with Handmade Turmeric Ink
23.25 x 59.25in(Triptych)
19.75 x 23.25in (Panel)
19.75 x 23.25in (Panel)
“Untitled Unmade” is a screen printed triptych on handmade, dyed paper. The image is a digital collage of the CSX A-Line Bridge and Richmond City. The project was done in collaboration with Shayla Pham (website link), as part of an Undergraduate Research Grant recieved from VCU.
Each copy is light sensitive, and loses color over time. Thirty-Four prints were made in total, with the amazing equipment used at Studio23 in Richmond. Copies were printed in brown and gray, as well as one multicolored print.
An open reception was held on May 16th, 2022 at Pump House Park, in which sections of triptychs were broken off and given away for free to passerbys.
“Placeholder”
2022
January-April 2022
Materials: Handmade Paper
Vine
Twine
Vine
Twine
7 x 8.5 x 6in
Strung among scattered ruins, cast on the outskirts of a crumbling city, (placeholder) dangles among rock and rubble. Knotted twine suspends a hive as paper faces bathe in the sunset, collecting a slow-growing shadow.
“Placeholder” is an object made to be a space. constructed from only handmade paper, vines, and twine, the structure is an attempt at a harmonious design with nature.
“Placeholder” intentionally seeks to take otherwise wasted or discarded materials to be transformed into usable objects. The space made is not supposed to last forever, yearning to one day degrade back into the earth.
Handmade Paper Practice
2021-
Fall 2021-
Materials: Handmade Paper
Beeswax
Handmade Turmeric Dye
Beeswax
Handmade Turmeric Dye
One of my personal practices is making paper. I’m constantly experimenting with new techniques and paper compositions. Some current examples include beeswax paper weavings, molded paper, and turmeric-dyed paper.
The medium is very transformative, able to be much more than just a template for art to sit on.
“On the Cult of Books ”
2021
April-May 2021
Materials:
Laser-engraved
leather
Vellum
Scrap cloth
Laser-engraved
leather
Vellum
Scrap cloth
2.25 x 3.25 in
“On the Cult of Books” is a project based on the recirculation of Jorge Luis Borges’ 19th century manifesto of the same name. Linked below, the text discusses the philosophy of writing, reading, and uses allegory in books to take meaning in life.
The “recirculated” element comes in the design and packaging. The text lives in a leather bound, laser engraved cover, delicately printed on vellum. The book’s function is to attract an eager reader, appearing similar, but slightly different than other books around it.
LINK TO TEXT
