Chance is Controlled by the One Who Rolls the Dice Painting

The symbols are taken from an ancient Chinese oracle bone. These are some of the earliest forms of writing and were written questions, hopes, fears or wishes, carved onto a bone to which intense heat was applied. The cracks that appeared were interpreted by the diviner as to how the question was to be answered by the Gods. In painting this work I used stickers in the shapes of these Chinese characters, over which I scraped the paint with a squeegee. Peeling off the stickers revealed strange and unexpected shapes and colours, as if I was the diviner revealing how my painting would be seen. The intricate blues, yellows and greens were incredible to behold for the first time. Sometimes it seems that the Gods are involved in the painting process - whichever God you believe in - and that somehow, in some mysterious way - this is what controls the power of chance that artists can harness.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 20 H x 1.5 D in

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