I'm only a Control Freak When You Try To Take Control Painting

Everything that can be seen can be broken down into shapes and colours. My paintings and drawings break down the visual and simplify it into shapes then fragmenting and merging them to produce an abstract image. Everything used can be broken down to the materials used to make it. I have collected discarded items found on the side of the road and used them as a painting surface bringing attention the part each item may have played in its role during its life. The technique I used to create these works is similar to the ‘Automatic Drawings’ which was developed by the Surrealists to produce drawings from the unconscious. Only when filling in the drawing with paint do I give consideration to what the final piece will look like which gives a balance of absolute abstract with no control and a considered deliberate piece of artwork. I consider the surface I use as important to the piece as the paint. By using found objects as my surface I’m again giving up a certain amount of control in my creation and letting the history of the object I have found have it’s say in the work making each piece unique.