“Birthmarks” is Dim Media’s premier non-representational abstract
series. Denying their popular aesthetic of stylized subject matter, Dim Media’s
artist ensemble instead emulated the textures, pallets, and patterns of
naturally occurring abstract imagery. This series references geometric reptilian
skin, sedimentary mudslides, and the alien visuals of microscopic cells.
The process for creating “Birthmarks” was aggressively collaborative.
Four artists worked on multiple paintings simultaneously, painting over each
other’s brush strokes as they alternated from canvas to canvas. After many
layers of paint, the finished paintings succeed in creating ambiguity between
the individual’s marks and cohesion between the collective marks.
