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“Transience”
Finalist in the Kenilworth Art Awards
2009.
Acrylic
100x100cm
ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
This painting is one of a series of
paintings called SATSANG. It is a
spiritual word which essentially means “meeting in Truth”. If you get the feeling of emptiness, then the
painting is having the desired effect – it is a meditation.
It represents the NOW – the past and
future does not exist. If thoughts come,
then the conscious observation of those thoughts as they drift in and out of
consciousness is enough. The content of
those thoughts is irrelevant.
This series of paintings aims to say
“that which cannot be said in words”- they simply ARE...
Artistic techniques used in the
painting:
I
use overpainting as a process. Often
this process moves from chaos into order.
The abstraction allows me to work without conscious intent. The layers of overpainting convey the notion
of reincarnation – the past manifesting in the present.
The
viewer determines which way the painting is to be hung; therefore there is no
signature on the painting. This is for
two reasons. Firstly, it allows the
viewer to interact with the work on an ephemeral level. Secondly, because these paintings seem to
evolve without conscious intent, it maintains the integrity of each painting as
being free of ownership. I do however
sign my name on the back of the paintings.
None
of the paintings are framed but rather expand beyond their borders giving a
limitless quality of boundlessness.
In
this painting the flat plane of warm colour is counterbalanced by the slither
of its compliment on one side. This flat
look is reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism.
The
composition is contained with a square which often helps create a feeling of balance.
The square format is much favoured by me of late.
The
tonal value is low with an emphasis on colour.
The point of focus is the fluoro orange colour. There is little texture as the paint is
applied by roller which adds to the flat finish.
This
painting was a Finalists at the Kenilworth Art Awards 2009.
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