Beyond Control

by KC Pollak

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11.000 x 8.500 inches

Title

Beyond Control

Artist

KC Pollak

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Painting - Alcohol Ink

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Beyond Control is a combination of strength juxtaposed with fragility. The time we are living in (COVID-19) with curfews and lockdowns is starting to take its toll on American society. People are ready to get back out, get to work, socialize, etc. But what is coming next? I think we’re in a very fragile state as people of the United States. 30 million of us are out of work and desperation and famine are just waiting around the corner. There is a fundamental shift happening right now. We have entered a time in history that nobody has seen since the Great Depression. Even my parents, who were at the tail end of the Great Depression didn’t remember much of it. They were children at the time. This is a new world we are coming into. Something we do not understand and won’t understand for a long time to come or maybe not even in our lifetime. History is being written as I type this. It’s a very fragile society right now. We are on the cusp of something great … possibly. Times of desperation can bring out the best in people and great ideas are just over the horizon. But also, we are possibly on the cusp of unimaginable disaster. It all depends on what happens next and nobody can know what that is yet. Not until they write about this in history books at some undetermined time in the future. Our society is potentially strong, but we are also very fragile. What does our future hold? Nobody knows. Nobody.

This piece started out as one thing and ended up going in an entirely new direction, as often happens with alcohol ink. I was awfully close to throwing it in the trash. With alcohol ink it is necessary to use isopropyl alcohol to make the inks move. And I’m not talking about the regular 70% stuff you buy at the store. Besides, most stores are out of all that anyway due to COVID-19. I’m talking about the 90%-99% strength. Which is impossible to find in stores, except occasionally the 90% … but not now. Also, it’s nearly impossible to buy online as well. When one is available it is VERY expensive! What now? No more art? My sister had an idea to use grain alcohol (190 proof, which is 95% alcohol). I was assured it worked. With that in mind, I had my husband buy me a bottle. And no, I don’t drink it (ick)! It does work well. In fact, it works great! Odds are I will continue using this. But it IS different and my art direction that I was headed in had to be abandoned. I like the new direction it took so I worked with it. Alcohol ink art is fragile all by itself. But this piece makes me think of fragile and strength, all at the same time. You can’t control anything in this life. You just have to hold on and pray!

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May 12th, 2020

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