'UNTITLED 2' - AESTHETICA ART PRIZE FINALIST 2013
published in '100 Contemporary Artists Anthology'
‘Untitled 2’ is an oil on board, abstract interpretation and representation of complex emotions based on an intensely personal experience - the circumstances of which I prefer not to divulge.
Although the meaning and emotions which helped me to create this work are very personal to me, I also realise that by keeping the subject matter a mystery, an individual response and interpretation will be formed by the viewer; forcing a new relationship with the painting and consequently developing a private personalisation of the piece. This is a response that I wish to encourage.
My recent works have been influenced by Abstract Expressionism and the highly sophisticated works of Gerhard Richter. The practice of combining colour and mark to express emotion is not a new concept; however I strongly believe that the freedom of expression provided by abstract art is a groundbreaking and liberating experience for both artist and viewer.
Although the meaning and emotions which helped me to create this work are very personal to me, I also realise that by keeping the subject matter a mystery, an individual response and interpretation will be formed by the viewer; forcing a new relationship with the painting and consequently developing a private personalisation of the piece. This is a response that I wish to encourage.
My recent works have been influenced by Abstract Expressionism and the highly sophisticated works of Gerhard Richter. The practice of combining colour and mark to express emotion is not a new concept; however I strongly believe that the freedom of expression provided by abstract art is a groundbreaking and liberating experience for both artist and viewer.
