Abstract Words and Asemic Writing Art by Todd Camplin

 

1980's SlangInk on Paper2019
Ode to Yuchi languageInk and Paint on Paper22 by 26 inches2022

Circle a SquareInk on Clayboard8 x 82020
Blue SquaredInk on Clayboard 8 x 82020
Red Herd of WordsInk on paper22 by 302021
Pink Black Perky GothInk on paper22 by 302021
Ode to LaurentianInk and Paint on Paper6 x 9 inches2022
Ode to GuanahatabeyInk and Paint on Paper22 by 26 inches2022

"I have been creating images from words that I abstract since 2004. I started with converting people's signatures into patterns and shapes. Later I started converting text from old yearbook inscriptions into patterns and shapes. I have started creating direct asemic writing inspired by languages that are now dead and had never been written down. I make these marks in a similar way to when I had to write definitions in middle school for talking. Over and over again I had to write the same words as punishment, but secretly I kind of liked it. When I started this type of writing, I realized the connection and my past came flooding back to me. I am reminded of the Simpsons when Bart writes on the chalkboard a statement over and over again." —Todd Camplin
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