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CHRYSSA...

[[strikethrough]] Exerpts [[/strikethrough]] Parts from a lecture given by CHRYSSA at New York University, 1968

I have many doubts about words that have been established and used in the vocabulary of art.

I am desperate because, although they include so many possibilities of interpretation, they finally establish a limited understanding.

Since 1958 I have worked in fragments. Entire areas of my newspaper paintings were covered with fragments of printed material. 

My "Gates," done eight years later are made with fragments of commercial signs, as are my studies done in neon for the "Gates."

I repeat these fragments, and in their entity I reach reality.

I cover the entire area with a fragment repeated precisely.

This is the way my mind works; it has many intersections and impacts. Diagrams occur between the conscious and the unconscious, instinctive directions. 

To make it simpler: I search within myself until I agree with myself. But while at work with myself I have used certain words which characterize my way of thinking... a certain kind of monologue.

1959-1960

Molded Sculpture: meaning for me a cast form that can be repeated many times. 

Static light: meaning for me two things: dark-shadow, the shadows of the forms--the formless form.

The form is static, not moving, and is not activated by the use of artificial light but by natural light alone.

Infinite: Example: a newspaper painting covering the entire area of the canvas. The image actually could be extended in any direction, to any size.