Thursday, August 30, 2007

electric disconnect...

still puzzling over the final of five large-scale works i've done this summer. this one: 'body electric' is 7'H x 9'W - comprised of four panels. what you see is an amalgamation of portions of at least fifty veils of paint on surfaces dating back to the mid 90's. inspired by whitman and ideas of 'soul', it meanders through four very distinct/different/similar stages of painting and development over the the past decade +. i'm considering this one of my best but it seems to meet with a lot of quizzical stares. for as long as the 'language of abstraction' has been around i'm still surprised by the 'disconnect' among viewers. Below is a detail.