TI 57, Subtraction

Book pages, acrylic, ink, thread, and charcoal
24" x 24" on cradled birch panel

My parents' generation used slide rulers to perform complex calculations. Calculators became available when I entered college, and everyone used Hewitt Packard 12Cs. (Does anyone else remember using reverse Polish notation?) My kids grew up with Texas Instrument calculators. So when I came across an old TI 57 calculator instruction booklet, I used its pages to create a homage to the calculator in two abstract paintings.

TI 57, Subtraction is the first in a two-painting set of bold, gridded artworks using India ink, acrylic paint, machine and hand sewing, and collage papers.