Monday, January 14, 2008

tabula rasa

tabula rasa
|ˈtäbyoŏlə ˈräsə; ˈräzə|
noun ( pl. tabulae rasae |ˈtäbyoŏlē ˈräsē; ˈräzē|)
an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate : the team did not have complete freedom and a tabula rasa from which to work.
• the human mind, esp. at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas.
ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘scraped tablet,’ denoting a tablet with the writing erased.


tabula rasa #1, 8x10, ink on paper, 2007


tabula rasa #2, 8.5x7, ink on paper, 2007


tabula rasa #3, 5x9, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #4, 4x8, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #5, 6x10, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #6, 9x10, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #7, 8x10, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #8, 6x10, ink on paper, 2007



tabula rasa #10, 6x6, ink on paper, 2007







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