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I'm taking in the influences of the German Surrealist artist Max Ernst (1891-1976). He was famous for using a technique called frottage where a paper was placed on a rough surface (wood, stone, bricks, panelling, etc) and rubbed over with graphite, crayon, etc. I decided to try it myself and rubbed some colored chalk over wooden panels on my floor.

The above image was interesting. It reminded me of an ancient temple. So I enhanced the chalk rubbing with some pen lines and dubbed the work "Parthenon" after the Greek structure.

Frottage of blue chalk with ink on paper

Description
I'm taking in the influences of the German Surrealist artist Max Ernst (1891-1976). He was famous for using a technique called frottage where a paper was placed on a rough surface (wood, stone, bricks, panelling, etc) and rubbed over with graphite, crayon, etc. I decided to try it myself and rubbed some colored chalk over wooden panels on my floor.

The above image was interesting. It reminded me of an ancient temple. So I enhanced the chalk rubbing with some pen lines and dubbed the work "Parthenon" after the Greek structure.

Frottage of blue chalk with ink on paper