From Relationship Breakup to Coffee Cup: Evolution of a Doodle
What began over thirty years ago as a short-lived obsession with doodling after a relationship breakup, a few years later became large plywood sculptures, then recently, Giclée graphic prints, and thanks to print-on-demand technology, items like coffee cups and tee-shirts. It’s been an artistic evolution over a long period of time, ultimately turning into something I never would have imagined at the beginning.
I made 14 of those doodles into large plywood sculptures and then used photographs of the sculptures as graphic elements in a series of prints (samples shown here).
Moving from something personal (I’M OK doodle) that I did not consider to be art into something I considered to be art (I’M OK sculpture and print), then to something commercial but not art (a coffee cup) is a strange experience for someone who likes art.
Graphic design is very different from what I have done since I was a teenager: photography, mostly black and white.
I belong to the “pretty picture” movement of art (not Lightroom): create something that I think is nice to look at over time.
Alan Pakaln, 2022
Products – coffee cups, tee-shirts, and the like, can be purchased from CafePress
Giclée prints, printed by GicleeToday.com, and sold through Ebay
The following images are on exhibit at Franki’s Sandwich and Grill, 7 Old Post Rd. S.. Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
