Liminal Space Detour by Joe Wallace Abstract Art print on Stretched Canvas 12x18 NO AI (Copy)

Liminal Space Detour is part of an ongoing series by Joe Wallace. This abstract artwork was craeted 100% AI-free, originally created on watercolor paper with India ink, acrylic paint, gesso, and watercolor washes.

This is a print is on stretched canvas and is the same size as the original, 12x18.

The inspiration for this work and others like it in the series comes from the glimpses you get from the windows of a train, in this case the public transportation system in Tokyo and Seoul. The work is inspired by Japan and South Korea--Joe Wallace spent three years in Japan and a year in South Korea and the visual culture in both places definitely leaves an impression.

Japan and Korea are full of fun, unusual liminal spaces to explore late at night. The lonely vending machine under a single bulb in the middle of nowhere, the closed-late-at-night shopping streets, and even the cemeteries take on a completely different vibe after dark when most of the city is asleep. This work aims to catch a wee sense of that vibe.

This artwork was created under the influence of endlessly looped drum & bass compilations by Ministry of Sound. Joe Wallace is an abstract painter and video artist who specializes in unusual works adjacent to David Lynch, Brian Eno, and Franz Kline.