Using a single color ballpoint pen on graph paper, a handsaw as a straightedge, a small scalpel, and Scotch tape, New Zealand self-taught artist Martin Thompson draws demanding diptychs that are derived from fractal iterations. The artist develops a mathematical sequence in his mind based on multiples of ten. He visualizes the sequence and transfers it to graph paper scaled in millimeters. On a second sheet of paper the artist recreates the sequence in reverse as a mirror image; the mimetic result is conceived and presented as a single work of art.

Stacy C. Hollander, "Untitled #13 (Blue Quilt)," exhibition label for Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2012.

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