For the past several years I have been involved in creating a 26 panel, 78 foot long painting titled “Infinite Jest”. It is nearly complete and to borrow a phrase from the rock canon, what a long strange trip it has been… I will share more about that in a future post/news letter (scroll down for images). Today I am please to announce the release of a new print series drawn from the creation of this work. There will be ten different prints, each in an edition of 20, signed and numbered. Each print features my tramp stamp (Felix) as a window into different images of the painting. I have taken thousands of photos during the creation of this painting, and the images i have chosen for this series are of ephemeral moments during the painting process. I say ephemeral because I work in layers, and many of these areas seen in the prints have change considerably or have been painted over completely. I felt this would be a way to share a little piece of that journey with you, a piece that may actually fit on most walls. The first in the series is “Infinite Laugh” and it is 12”x17” printed on german rag paper that has been hand torn, singed an numbered. They are priced at $400 each, email me at john@artistjohnbell.com to collect yours and reserve future prints in the series to collect them all. Number 1 of 20 (below) has already been sold. Thanks for taking the ride with me this far…
peace,
j
“infinite laugh” edition of 20, the first in the series of ten prints.
John Bell in studio 2 with “infinite jest”.
John Bell in studio 1 with “infinite jest”.
Detail from “infinite jest”.
Detail from “infinite jest”.
Detail from “infinite jest”.