Minimal Strokes Applied with a Broom Form Jose Lerma’s Tactile Portraits

by Kristin Frazier


To create his thick, abstract portraits, Chicago-based artist Jose Lerma trades his brush for hefty, commercial brooms that follow the lines of preliminary sketches. “The process of these paintings is laborious. I make my own paint and fabricate my supports. The material is heavy and unwieldy,” he tells Colossal. “It is done in one shotContinue reading “Minimal Strokes Applied with a Broom Form Jose Lerma’s Tactile Portraits”

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