Aaron Van Dyke—Paintings

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Title: Untitled (almos t) Media: Cyanotype, kallitype, toner, cardboard, acrylic medium on canvas — Untitled (almos t), 2025. Cyanotype, kallitype, toner, cardboard, acrylic medium on canvas. 32″ × 24″ (81 cm × 61 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cyanotype on bedsheeet on canvas — Untitled, 2025. Cyanotype on bedsheeet on canvas. 28″ × 36″ (71 cm × 91 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Ink, graphite, kallitype, toner, paper, photographic film, on canvas — Untitled, 2025. Ink, graphite, kallitype, toner, paper, photographic film, on canvas. 18″ × 23-¾″ (46 cm × 60 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cyanotype, kallitype, toner, paper, acrylic medium on panel — Untitled, 2024. Cyanotype, kallitype, toner, paper, acrylic medium on panel. 23-¾″ × 17-¾″ (60 cm × 45 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Toner, acrylic medium, cyanotype on canvas — Untitled, 2021. Toner, acrylic medium, cyanotype on canvas. 24″ × 32″ (61 cm × 81 cm)

Title: not painting Media: Paper, toner, string, backer rod on canvas — not painting, 2019. Paper, toner, string, backer rod on canvas. 33″ × 45″ (84 cm × 114 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard, leather, string, cord, twine on fabric — Untitled, 2019. Cardboard, leather, string, cord, twine on fabric. 29-⅞″ × 22-¾″ (76 cm × 58 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Spray paint, cardboard, cyanotype on fabric — Untitled, 2020. Spray paint, cardboard, cyanotype on fabric. 18″ × 24″ (46 cm × 61 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard, canvas, paper, toner, and paint on fabric — Untitled, 2018. Cardboard, canvas, paper, toner, and paint on fabric. 28″ × 36″ (71 cm × 91 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Toner on cardboard on canvas — Untitled, 2018. Toner on cardboard on canvas. 17-½″ × 17-½″ (44 cm × 44 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Toner on cardboard on fabric — Untitled, 2018. Toner on cardboard on fabric. 20″ × 21″ (51 cm × 53 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard, toner on canvas — Untitled, 2017. Cardboard, toner on canvas. 24″ × 32″ (61 cm × 81 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Paper, cardboard, toner on canvas — Untitled, 2017. Paper, cardboard, toner on canvas. 27″ × 40″ (69 cm × 102 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard on canvas — Untitled, 2017. Cardboard on canvas. 24″ × 32″ (61 cm × 81 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard, canvas, paper, toner on canvas — Untitled (side 1), 2017. Cardboard, canvas, paper, toner on canvas. 24″ × 32″ × 2″ (61 cm × 81 cm × 5.1 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Cardboard, paint, wax, and hair on fabric — Untitled, 2017. Cardboard, paint, wax, and hair on fabric. 24″ × 32″ (61 cm × 81 cm)

Title: intron study/pupae/detritus … Media: Toner, paper, cardboard on canvas — intron study/pupae/detritus …, 2016. Toner, paper, cardboard on canvas. 17-¾″ × 24-¾″ (45 cm × 63 cm)

Title: Untitled (intron) Media: Cardboard and plywood on canvas — Untitled (intron), 2016. Cardboard and plywood on canvas. 24″ × 32″ (61 cm × 81 cm)

Title: Untitled study Media: Lithography ink and graphite on canvas — Untitled study, 2025. Lithography ink and graphite on canvas. 12-¼″ × 18-⅜″ (31 cm × 47 cm)

Title: just painting Media: Acrylic, ink, paper on canvas — just painting, 2025. Acrylic, ink, paper on canvas. 14″ × 14″ (36 cm × 36 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Rope, acrylic paint — Untitled, 2024. Rope, acrylic paint. 31-¾″ × 0-½″ (81 cm × 1.3 cm)

Title: Untitled (hammer painting) Media: Acrylic on found stretched canvas — Untitled (hammer painting), 2019. Acrylic on found stretched canvas. 14″ × 16″ (36 cm × 41 cm)

Title: Cleveland Bullets Media: Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard — Cleveland Bullets, 2024. Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard. 19″ × 13-¾″ (48 cm × 35 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard — Untitled, 2016. Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard. 26″ × 21″ (66 cm × 53 cm)

Title: From the ashes … Media: Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard — From the ashes …, 2016. Fabric, acrylic paint, cardboard. 25″ × 22-¼″ (64 cm × 57 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Fabric, faux fur, acrylic paint, cardboard — Untitled, 2016. Fabric, faux fur, acrylic paint, cardboard. 14-¾″ × 23-¼″ (37 cm × 59 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Acrylic paint and fabric on cardboard — Untitled, 2015. Acrylic paint and fabric on cardboard. 26″ × 18-¾″ (66 cm × 48 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Acrylic on paper — Untitled (side a), 2009. Acrylic on paper. 9-½″ × 7-⅞″ (24.1 cm × 20 cm)

Title: Abstract Painting (book) Media: book — Abstract Painting (book), Forthcoming. book. 9-½″ × 8″ (24.1 cm × 20.3 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Tape, acrylic paint, on salvaged paper — Untitled (side a), 2009. Tape, acrylic paint, on salvaged paper. 11-¾″ × 8-¼″ (29.7 cm × 21 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Caulk and hair on laser print mounted on panel — Untitled, 2020. Caulk and hair on laser print mounted on panel. 46-⅝″ × 36″ (118 cm × 91 cm)

Title: Untitled Media: Hair and caulk on large format laser print — Untitled, 2007. Hair and caulk on large format laser print. 28″ × 36″ (71 cm × 91 cm)

Fabric Paintings

All untitled, acrylic on fabric, unless otherwise noted. [dates and dimensions approximate]
Below is a series of paintings on printed fabric (bed sheets, pillowcases, shirts, etc.). Stripes were painted on the fabric. The parts of the original print from the fabric that are still visible are then cut away, leaving the stripes and unprinted fabric intact. The painted stripes essentially hold the painting together.

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The stripes I use are inspired by a variety of sources, from 1920s Russian fabric design, to contemporary fashion, graphic design, and monochrome painting. I am interested in the content of the printed images on the fabric which, despite being cut away, are sometimes still readable as the outlines of missing objects. Most of the images on the fabric are landscapes or plant forms, but some are cartoon characters, figures, or abstract patterns.

Coming from utilitarian fabrics, these paintings have a foot in the domestic. I buy most of this of fabric used, so it has its own history, which sometimes shows up as faded areas or stains. I leave these stains in, since they are not figurative. The stains are also interesting in terms of being another layer of abstract “painting".