The concept of both the infinite and the finite is present within Martin's works. While the grid is a representation of infinity, the grid itself is encased in a finite border. In terms of her art, is the aspect of infinity or finity more important?
In the text is the statement "Her drawing would not be concerned with the fragment but with completeness, a sense of completeleness she suggested by surrounding her grids with a border that [...] stopped them being seen as part of an extended continuum" (51). The purpose of the border seems to just be to make the drawing "complete", since simply depicting a grid might suggest that the part of the grid drawn is only a small section of the whole grid. Martin seems to be attempting to confine infinity. However, her goal is still the idea of infinity, the finite border is only used as a supplement to "complete" her works, although the purpose of this isn't as clear.
Martin's work, consisting mainly of grids, is highly repetitive, yet there are also a seemingly infinite number of discrepancies in the grid. What exactly was Martin trying to accomplish by drawing like this?
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