Pure Honesty Painting

Upon first impression it is merely a play on surface and space, toying with preconceived notions of image depth, inviting the viewer to question what is real and what is not. The sky, which assumes infinite depth, transforms to be a flat surface because of the hole. And by continuing the image around onto the sides of the canvas, the painting itself is transformed into a three dimensional form, thereby inciting in the viewer an automatic assumption of internal volume. However, the meaning is gleaned not from the visual trickery. It is the shape of the hole, and the implicit actions of the zipper mechanism itself, that is all-important. For the zipper mechanism implies knowledge with the viewer that at a certain point a circular hole will start to re-close itself. The action thus becomes eternal, forever exposing and then closing the wound. And so the question becomes, what is Honesty? At what point do the truth and the illusion exchange? Or are they both in a constant state of flux? Pure is a series that explores humanity in an unconventional way. On the surface they could be seen as just moody skies. But to dismiss them so would be to miss the point: the clouds provide each painting a grounding in reality, but their main purpose is to provide a linking yet changing backdrop against which complex foreground dramas unfold. Unusually, with these paintings the titles are as important as the works themselves, as they alert the viewer to the fact that they are not witnessing merely a scene, but that each is a quirky metaphor for a particular personality characteristic. With the combination of title and image, deeper meanings emerge, triggering the opening chapters to an endless array of stories the viewer is invited to create.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 1.2 D in

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