Ghost Painting: Readymades Part of the Ghost Painting series
What are Ghost Paintings?
Ghost Painting is a series that covers different categories. It goes beyond the pictorial plane of the surface of the meaning of the reality the image or surface it represent. These paintings have lost their original purpose and have been reduced to their face value.
The painting is then painted using adhesive spray trapping dust and other residue in the site where it is located onto its surface. A process that is a continuous work-in-progress. For the Ghost Painting: Readymade Category, everyday objects are coated with different kinds of paint, mostly, using nail polish. Each object is carefully painted to coincide with the original proposed color of the surface. The idea is to have fun with the concept of readymade, objects and representation. The coating technique comes from watching kids use the technique of “palamak” (a Cebuano word which means to trace).
Although it may seem confusing, this coating is not what Ghost Painting is about; instead it is akin to the idea of “priming” a blank canvas. The act of painting extends to the public, the receptor of the painting who has the option to paint this using adhesive spray.