Abstract #22 in Vintage 80s Gold Frame Painting

A distillation of a moment in my artistic past. From a time when I was a teenager in the 80s. The visual language that I was excited by then. Richard Rodgers and Ettore Sottsass mixed in with Agnes Martin, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ferdinand Leger I wanted to create the sensation of a finished desirable object to be owned. The desire to have and to own an object is something that fascinates me, there is something toothsome about it. The sense of joy and excitement it can bring. The vintage gold frames ( there is a pair) was my starting point. The gold, and the desire for ostentation that it symbolises, so much a part of the 80s. The decorative gold works against the playful smooth lines of the central shape and the pink and deep red. Pink pastel shades that evoke the 80s so well. The other characters harking back to an earlier modernist aesthetic. Painting in chalk paint and acrylic mediums allows me to both build up thick, opaque, textured layers and to thin it down and apply in smooth satisfying glazes. The early stages of the painting are often quite meditative as feel the paint slip over the board. My paintings are an introspection into my visual life. There are many influences and references to other artists, designers and styles, all combining into a snapshot of my interests at a given time.

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20.5 W x 23 H x 1.6 D in

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