"Another Day" by Aizlynn V

 

Aizlynn Vasquez (2007)

Another day.

Gouache on canvas

 

The book that inspired this art piece was “House of Leaves” by Mark Z. Danielewski. The book inspired me to paint 3 different panel scenes in varying tones reflecting the contents of the book. The three panels show the different elements of the story such as the endless hallways showing the liminal horror of the story. The family shoes because the story is about the Navidson family who are your typical suburban family who made the mistake of moving into the house unaware of the horrors they were going to experience. Finally, the leaves represent the small intercuts between the intense book pages that explain different trivias and facts that are relevant to the story. This is all to represent what makes up  “House of leaves.” I used gouache paint and color pencil for the painting. I blocked out the coloring with paint before going back to blending it all in. The painting has many layers to it which represent the layers that unpeel the further the story goes as the house becomes more obscure. The color pencils to highlight any detail the way Will Navidson highlighted the oddities of the house. The message of the painting was to convey the non-linear writing style that the story has, rather than just make one painting, I made three different ones in one canvas to show the absurdity of the story and make them vary in tone showing the sharp shifts and contrast that happens frequently within the book.