William Mapan
NOV 2023
Through Your Eyes
SECONDARY
8 artworks
SOLOS
Through Your Eyes creates organic aesthetics suggestive of analogue methods, imitating the appearance of materials such as coloured pens and highlighters. However, embedded within these works is also an invitation for the observer to witness shapes emerging from the sketches. They draw on the innate human tendency to find recognisable forms within inherently abstract images. This attempt to engage, to discover and explore, mirrors the very nature of artistic inquiry itself – a journey where personal narratives intertwine with abstract realms.
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OCT 2023
Sketchbook A (Print Only)
SECONDARY
105 artworks
SOLOS
Unique physical print  Digital pigment print Somerset velvet 255gsm  Paper 18.8 x 25 cm, artwork 14.8 x 21 cm  Signed and dated by the artist This physical print is produced from the Sketchbook A algorithm. Collectors will not receive an accompanying digital token.  Sketchbook A explores the dance between the tangibility of the material world and the intangible essence of the digital realm. It pays homage to the boundless creative spirit of childhood, evoking a profound sense of nostalgia. The outputs are infused with a youthful charm, breaking away from the polished aesthetics typically associated with digital art.  The series also draws parallels with distinct Abstract Expressionist painters like Helen Frankenthaler, and appears to infuse influences from Matisse cutouts and de Kooning’s Woman paintings.
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OCT 2023
Sketchbook A
SECONDARY
64 artworks
SOLOS
Sketchbook A is a series of what appear to be scrawled childlike sketches, created with coloured pencils. Upon closer inspection, the works are anything but childlike, and anything but scrawled. The hard edges of the colours are the work of a computer, and are mimicking the texture of crayons. William’s code creates these textures from colour, replicating tangible 3D materiality on a 2D digital canvas. Collectors were able to claim a signed print of their work, paper size 18.8 x 25 cm, artwork size 14.8 x 21 cm. The print served as a thank you from the artist, and is not part of the artwork.
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