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tant to let a painting take on its
own direction.”
The dominant medium in Sullivan’s latest work is spray paint.
He has amplified the automatic
quality of spray paint through a
new procedure. He literally explodes a can by puncturing it
with a drawing pin. The action
embodies the paradox of a “controlled explosion.” Sullivan likens the rapid discharge to shining
a bright light against a textured
surface. Through its replication
of the movement of light, the ac- ()ѥ