Title: “Crystal
Vision”
(Acrylic)
90x120cm
THE IDEA BEHIND THE
PAINTING
Every encounter with
a blank canvas is a journey into unmarked territory. “Crystal Vision” is no exception. This painting was one that I did when I was
in the USA. It was at time in my life
when I was in transition and represents my looking towards my future.
Artistic techniques
used in the painting:
The pallet is
limited to Blue and Orange which are complimentary colours or opposites. Also White was added. The application was with mainly a roller. It was not possible to get the
same art tools in the USA as I had in Australia – for instance the foam rollers
used in Australia were not available to me.
I therefore had to experiment with other types of applicators.
I was studying
Expressive Art Therapy at the university at that time and doing a great deal of
inner reflection. Also my life had
changed radically and I was now on another life’s journey.
The painting
resembles a landscape, and in hindsight, I think that the painting
unconsciously portrayed my inner reflections on what my future life would hold. Also I
painted this work in the depths of a northern hemisphere winter which was not
my natural climate experience. I think
that is reflected in the cool colours that dominate the painting.
The point of
focus is the blue square in the upper centre.
The composition is dominated by the horizontal emphasis that cuts across
the picture. It cuts the painting in half. Contrasts
create interest in the viewer. There is
a contrast between the calmness of the upper part of the image and the
lower. This too tends to reflect my mood
at the time, in that my material world was more chaotic than my inner self.
When I left
the USA to return home, I brought only four paintings back because of
cost. I removed them from their supports
and rolled them for travel. They then
had to be re-stretched upon my return.
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