mind map no. 1, 24" h x 18" w .
acrylic paint on paper. © 2007 .
i’ve always been interested in what lies beyond
what we see and appreciate ...
components of the present ...
their evolution and potential ...
variables of change ...
consequence ...
editing ...
i’m interested in contrast , interacting rhythms and melody,
cumulative harmony and disparity ...
in part, i’m influenced by the work of:
tiepolo; graceful lines, composition, unique perspectives, and heroic themes -
masson, dufy, kandinsky, gorky, mompo; their lyrical, playful assemblage of image and color -
pollock, motherwell, de kooning; the physicality and complexity of their ‘marks’ upon a surface -
rauschenberg, tapies, baselitz; circumstantial composition and pedestrian palettes -
schnabel, basquiat, kiefer, twombley; their brutal and erratic approach to materials and image -
smithson, rabinowich, serra, rockborne, polke; their conceptual organization of focal points ...
i’m interested in the appearance of ancient and prehistoric works;
cave drawings, frescoes, pottery, manuscripts -
their effacement, disintegration, encrustation, patina, and palimpsest ...
i’m interested in time as an element, and the components of a thought as ingredients to the notion of painting ...
[ to be continued ]
