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Man Made Mountain Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Enamel on Canvas
Size: 48 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in
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Mountains have fascinated me for a while - they are far greater than what we can build. They're huge awe inspiring and sometimes deadly. We want to climb them, get to the summit, pretend to conquer them, but really we can't beat them. This is one of my interpretations of Mount Everest chosen because it's the biggest - I will never climb it and probably never see it in person - maybe that is why I have chosen to paint it. My way of conquering it is to capture it, but really it has me. I love it's dominance over the land, it's inhabitable nature. It is at this greatest height think we think we might reach something beyond this world if we were at the top. Maybe hopefully hear or see God. The painting is heavily texture with mixed media paint - anything I can get hold of I will reuse - emulsion, old nail varnish, floor paint. Making something out of waste gives me a sense of satisfaction. This piece explores the contrast between the natural subject matter and the patterned man made forms.
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Painting:Enamel on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Creating stuff without worry is what I like. We are all creative but sometimes this is stifled with the heaviness of life. I think this is why mountains captivate me, not necessarily seeing them in person but the thought of them reaching out from the earth somehow gives me hope. They are terrifyingly massive and awe-inspiring; I imagine that they connect us to what is beyond - painting them might mean we can imagine this beyond together. I teach art to young people and try to keep them bonded to their childhood creativity for as long as possible. Sometimes I spot them in complete oblivion to the heaviness of life, it's like they have jumped from the imaginary mountains into the beyond and this is what I try to capture and where I try to live and paint. I often see or hear my two sons playing in the 'beyond' and it's magical and I envy them until I paint as it's like losing myself in the Lego worlds I created as a kid - nothing here is logical but beautifully liberating. I'll jump off the mountain one day.
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