| The signature is usually placed at the periphery of the | | | | place of belonging. Could you imagine if all the great |
| picture as is customary; however in some instances | | | | masterpieces had not been signed and dated by the |
| the signature stands out, and becomes another | | | | artist? Anarchy and mayhem would ensue within the |
| element of the artwork. It becomes a label or a tag. Is | | | | art world. |
| the signature created with the same expressiveness | | | | The painting also must be signed in such a way that it |
| as the artwork or does it become a plastic autonomy? | | | | does not destroy the art. In other words it must be the |
| Is there a huge ego popping out of the signature or a | | | | correct size and in proportion to the initial composition. |
| timid voice? | | | | In my case as I am drawing the lines, curves and |
| Sometimes one senses that the signature does not | | | | scribbles my signature is a continuation of one line |
| really belong; it is not really a part of the initial | | | | which may have started at the opposite corner of the |
| composition of the artwork. It becomes and | | | | artwork. |
| afterthought and perhaps should be on the back of the | | | | When we sign our work we have made our mark in |
| painting. Not signing the artwork is a strange sensation | | | | history.The signature and painting form a new |
| as well. The artwork becomes an orphan or an object | | | | combined relationship. The signature becomes a |
| floating in purgatory. No sense of ownership and no | | | | pattern by which our painting can be identified. |
