Luke Osborn<\/a>. Originally from Sausalito, California, Osborn is currently based in Rhode Island where he is completing his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. These works are part of a material experimentation into collage, mixing paper pulp and gesso, which is then layered and sanded to achieve a specific texture and absorbency. Cut paper and watercolour are similarly layered in or sanded away until the image forms organically.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ll sometimes look at early Renaissance painters for compositions, but I hope the image appears on its own. I\u2019ve heard the metaphor of \u2018excavation\u2019 being tossed around a lot recently, but truthfully it\u2019s a good description of the process. I\u2019ve also noticed a musical theme running through many of the recent works\u2013both literally, with images of trumpets, musical notes, and theater scenes, and formally, with rhythmic elements that guide the viewer\u2019s eye through the painting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n