Yesterday’s play with colours has resulted in more experimentation today. It’s still work in progress but it’s interesting to explore the different possibilities and see which ones resonate for me. I had kept the backgrounds white because much of our data transfer is about light but as ever, I am drawn to the dark and… Read More →
Tag: Abstract Expressionism
Invocation project show: Rothko, the machine and me
Having once seemed an age away, my next creative practice project was suddenly upon me, I have been focusing much of my energy on the forthcoming MFA interim show in the James Hockey Gallery so adding in this project felt like quite a stretch. Discussion with my co-exhibitor, Tianxing surfaced a number of possible titles.… Read More →
Lee Krasner – Barbican Gallery
This is a show of epic proportions, and rightly so. Lee’s character as a woman and an artist comes across powerfully in the works, the interpretative materials and the compilation video on show on the ground floor. I am immediately drawn into her work, her story and the sheer impact of the canvases. Dynamic, energised,… Read More →
Abstract Expressionism: knowing my influences
There is no abstract, you must always start with something. Picasso In contemplating where the drive to create the abstractions for my recent projects comes from I am reminded of Anais Nin’s quote, ‘we don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.’ It is obvious to me that I should turn… Read More →