Writings and Reflections
Thank you for taking time to read my some of my thoughts on Art, and in large part, Life. There is so much to share, and it can be a challenge to do so. Writing is something I have sensed as an integral part of the mission and am grateful to have this forum.
*Opening thoughts*
Art has gone through so many evolutions, and has somehow embedded itself, however varied in interpretation, to probably every human. My mission is not to illustrate ideas or “things” so much as to explore what paint does when it is seen as an organism rather than as a means to an end. I see great possibilities in composing through layers, often allowing paint’s gobbed thickness to build into “sculpture,” though not quite. I approach color and space as a painter.
One thing I am exploring in the work is the idea that as 2D painting has acted as a portal to the 3D world, so might 3D painting act as a portal to the 4D world. The concepts found here-in can offer a cosmos of possibilities for painters and visual explorers.
While not my only focus, 3D painting does offer a number of Artistic possibilities not found in the usual approaches. One example I like to use is this: We know that mixing yellow and blue make green. We also know, largely from the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, that painting a yellow dot next to a blue dot, and the many variables there-in, will also make greens. What about, then, a yellow two inches in front of a blue, three inches in front of another yellow? What kind of optical discoveries can this lead to? This type of painting creates situations where parallax views matter for the scope of the composition.
Art and Science have paralleled each other since before history. Discoveries in both seem to explode out of certain epochs, such as the Renaissance. I do not believe, however, that Art has caught up to the Space Age yet. We have not yet looked at paint and surface the way the Hubble has looked at the universe. I hope my work helps others to explore the next level of Art this way. And I dream that others with a more scientific mind become curious about the possibilities found from exploring color in space.
I envision many entities coming together to form a larger social harmony, as I have learned happens in painting. Through painting, I learn much about the harmony of entities, existing in a space. I believe in working towards sustainable social harmony and love beyond borders, sharing with others as we each walk our roads.