Painted CD's by Ruud Janssen: July 2006

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Final result

Final result of a painted CD in my hand. This photo gives you an idea of the size of the paintings we are dealing with here. For normal paintings I can use any canvas I like. For this CD project the format and structure is always fixed. The challenge is always to make something new out of every CD. The one below shows how that can go....

Project Recycle

Another contribution for a project I sent out. Since the theme is RECYCLE, I thought it was quite apropriate to make a painted CD for the organisers of this specific project. Note the play of letters on the CD, and also a finished frame of 9 CD's that was hanging on my wall.

photo of contribution for the project: Recycle (made in 2000)

Project: The Great Harmony - OULLIM

From South-Korea I received an invitation for a project with thema: The Great Harmony - OULLIM. As a contribution for the project I painted one special CD which I documented with photos before sending it out. Below you find these documents. I have sent out several Painted CD's out into the network for exhibitions. Some are nicely persented in catalogs.

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The CD

CD & cover

Details of Painted CD's

Here below you can see 4 photo's of details. When I paint the CD's I normally use quite thick layers. SOmetimes up to 20 layers are used, and therefore the CD's actualy become quite thick. When I decide that the CD is ready, the signature is placed and a finishing layer af varnisch is placed over the painted side. I always paint on the printed side of the CD. So actually the CD would still be possible. WIth the thick layer on top, most CD-players don't accept these CD's anymore.....

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Photo of a selection of painted CD's at an exhibition.

Friday, July 21, 2006

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Sample of how 9 CD's are framed together for an exhibition.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Process

After a CD is finished, they are threated with a layer of varnish and left to dry. The goal was to have 2002 CD's finished in 2002.

Here you see some CD's waiting to dry. In an exhibition the CD's are frames 3x3 (so 9 in one frame) where the colors and images are selected to make one combination.