people, places, things

people, places, things

Abecedarium

Letters were born of objects. They are now abstractions that stand instead for sounds. Abecedarium is an ongoing series of drawings and sculptures that explore the sense and shapes of letterforms and invite a half-return to the world of objects. The project started in 2008 with a proposal for the Laurel Park community and discovery of Williams’ 1902 History of the Art of Writing at the Richmond Public Library. A similar approach is sometimes used in the Confluence drawings of 2016-20.

Alphabet from P.JPG

Alphabet from the Side.jpg

JJJ JJJJ JJJ.JPG

Domestic Landscape 3.jpg

Letters of String.jpg

Philosophers Stone2.jpg

R studies.jpg

Prototype Letters.JPG

Stars Over.jpg

S t lowercase.jpg

X vase.jpg

Letters 4.JPG

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Alphabet from P.JPG

Alphabet from the Side.jpg

JJJ JJJJ JJJ.JPG

Domestic Landscape 3.jpg

Letters of String.jpg

Philosophers Stone2.jpg

Prototype Letters.JPG

S t lowercase.jpg

LaurelParkColors wPhoto.jpg

All Confluence Abecedarium Reading Forest No End to Water Shade Urban Birds

Confluence Abecedarium Reading Forest No End to Water Shade Urban Birds

Todd Gilens contact: todd(at)toddgilens.com