“Its about Oil…its about Water”
(Mixed media and bitumen on ply board)
Size: 90x90cm
ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
Many of my paintings are conceptual which means that they are about ideas
and not just decorative works. I did
this painting in response to the degradation of our environment by
multinational companies and some governments that indiscriminately and
blatantly plunder our Earth’s resources.
Artistic techniques used in the painting:
The painting is
almost monochromatic in that the blues blend from one to the other.
The square support
is ply board which has been primed with gap-filler to achieve the textured
surface. The collage in the centre
re-states and emphasizes the square
shape of the painting. I dribbled bitumen
onto plastic and when dry then removed the plastic. The dry bitumen shape was then adhered to the
collage to represent oil.
The dribble in the
upper border is the only part where Orange
(the complimentary opposite to Blue) is used to subtly draw attention to
it.
In this painting,
less says more. What do you think? Does it achieve its aim?
The beauty of our
environment is being allowed to slip away.
Beauty is nourishment for the soul.
This degradation of our environment has been demonstrated this week at a
local level. The beautiful natural
forest in the centre of Buderim
Village that I wrote
about in posts #21/22/23 was destroyed this week - cut down by the Sunshine
Coast Regional Council.
In its place will
be a steel and timber viewing platform overlooking the back of a shopping
centre. My paintings are often about the
environment... it is my way of saying that we have to be aware of what we are
losing before it’s too late.
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