So this began with Atsuko Tanakaโ€™s use of enamel paint to produce her richly saturated blobs and circles. I sourced some of those tiny Humbrol enamel paints, used, I think, for painting model planes and lead figures.

In short, I just poured little puddles of enamel paint onto a sheet of perspex and allowed them to dry, before building up more concentric circles of paint over the course of a few days. That done, I then photographed the resulting โ€˜blobsโ€™ against some different coloured backgrounds for our Tanaka-riffing The Kick-About No.108.



8 responses to “After Tanaka #1 (2024)”

  1. Somehow so Anthropomorphic – reminds me of these little guys from the Ghibli films. X

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    1. I know, right – that’s why I went on to develop the other bits I’ll share tomorrow – couldn’t seem to help it – haha. We’re conditioned!

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  2. This would make great jewelry. (K)

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    1. We’ll add that to the list of ‘things we wish we had the time to also do….’ ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. It’s a very long one.

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  3. […] This week’s Kick-About was catalysed by the gorgeous and characterful artwork of Atsuko Tanaka, which had me popping off the lids on those tiny pots of enamel paint and pouring some Tanaka-inspired pools and puddles onto some thick acrylic sheet. […]

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  4. Great fun & soooo colourful!

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    1. Hey Ashley – ta very much!

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