What It Is

Description

This mid-sized oil painting on canvas, called What It Is, is part of a series of works called Time Lines that was done from 2019-2021. The piece was inspired by a images and motifs from European Neolithic art and culture, thousands of years ago.

For an exploration of the Neolithic vs contemporary ideas of time, progress &  the meaning of art that influenced this series, you can click on the link to my April 2020 blog.

The works in this series are experiments with form; using techniques that draw attention to the process and materials used in creating them and are not part of the realist tradition. I seek to negotiate a middle path between aesthetic appeal and sterile abstraction; between the grip of the past and newness for its own sake. So while my current work has a conceptual motivation, I also want to communicate the joy of colours, lines and forms depicted in oil paint – to communicate at a visceral rather than an intellectual level.

No frame is needed for this painting & it is ready to hang.