The original line read: You must be certain of the devil. By simply applying my standard 1:14 frame that I needed to blow the image up to 70 x 100 cm, the last three words were cut off and gave the first four words a new meaning, especially when put in context with the Sicilian-looking woman that seems momentarily lost in her own thoughts while leaning against her hand, which holds a gun. Certain of what? I like this one to this date. While I write this, I look at it because it is the only one that hangs on the wall of my room.
Technically, I had to solve the problem of a part of the template that was not connected to the rest of the template (the eye). The solution was of course to keep the surrounding "white" face in one piece and cut out the eye also in one piece. Then I could use the face piece as a "negative" to position the eye correctly on the canvas before spraying. Worked perfectly.
It could not have worked so perfectly unless I hadn't discovered Spray-Mount around that time. It is (or was?) something that is used in architect's or cartographic offices to temporarily stick plans or maps together, and seperate them again.
I still have the template and the face negative, but I lost the eye. Argh!
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| Diamanda Galas: 70 x 100 |
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