ARTIST RESEARCH: On Kawara

On Kawara is a Japanese conceptual artist. One of his woks that he is known for are his date paintings (A.K.A 'Today Series'). Starting January 4th 1966, he created a large collection of paintings which consist of the date the painting was created in basic white typography against a solid background. The date is always documented in the language and grammatical conventions of the locations in which the painting was created
(E.g. “26. ÁG. 1995,” from Iceland). All of the paintings are created in one of eight sizes ranging from 8x10 inches to 61x89 inches (all painted horizontally). The hand painted dates are always coloured white whereas the background colours vary (Earlier painting have bolder colours, whereas the newer paintings have a darker tone to them) - for several months in 1967, Kawara used a strong red background.
If Kawara was unable to complete a painting the day he started it he would immediately destroy it.
When a Date Painting is not exhibited, it is placed in a cardboard box custom-made for the painting, which is lined with a clipping from a local newspaper from the city in which the artist made the painting. Although the boxes are part of the work, they are rarely exhibited. Each year between 63 and 241 paintings are made.
This Artist's work is relevant to my project as it is documenting time and amounts.