Off the wall - Part Three

While I love the cardboard, I wanted to elevate the letters and draw on traditional notions of text (ink as black). The front, back, and sides of each letter have been painted with back acrylic. 

The letters are now five layers thick. They are still lightweight but feel more solid as objects. 

This uniforms the letters a little more. They exist as something in between art objects and linguistic units. They have become bolder and harder to miss.

The intention is that they would be displayed in a white gallery space - black text on a white background. 

Currently, they are just painted, I am considering if they should be varnished - or if that would be a step too far. I don't want them to become too 'finished'.