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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30 W x 30 H x 1 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 30"x30" My work is an abstract exploration of the dynamics of color and shape and as such, subject matter is more of an issue of what I was thinking about while making the piece rather than the driving force behind it. I often find that what I am working on tends to take on a meaning for me in a subtle way, almost in a process of osmosis. These pieces that I painted during the Covid 19 lockdown have come to symbolise the pain of that time, but also the hope of a new beginning. Like many people, I was unable to see family and loved ones. My family is almost all in the UK and I missed so many important events. I was unable to be there for my fathers final days in a nursing home with dementia and for the births of a nephew and twin nieces. I felt a tremendous sense of loss and also guilt at not being able to be there for Dad in his final days. Making work in my studio was an escape from the oppression of the lock down and "Sun Chaser" became a meditation on the circularity of life. About loss and also about birth and hope for the future. The circular composition seems to glow like the sun and it made me think about the potential for hope that comes with each new sunrise.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:
Acrylic on Canvas
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
30 W x 30 H x 1 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Not applicable
Packaging:
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Paul Westacott
United States
I am a British Artist living and working in the LA area. I grew up in the grey industrial north of England and studied painting at Cardiff college of Art in rainy South Wales. I moved to Southern California in 2000 and like many Brits before me I was immediately captivated by the light and color of my adopted home. While I will always love the dramatic, brooding Yorkshire skies of my youth, the light and color of LA was a revelation to me and became thematically more important to my work as the years progressed. In 2007 I decided to abandon my figurative artwork, (Yes, I am a recovering figurative artist!) so I could focus purely on exploring the energy of color. I have never looked back and today my work is a celebration of color as a medium of joy and transformation. I am fascinated by the power of color. How it can reach deep into the unconscious to affect emotions, transport us to another time or place, disrupt perceptions and change minds. My work is intended as a portal, a way to tap into the trans formative power of art through color. As well as my art practice I have enjoyed, (and still enjoy) a varied career as a creative designer in the film and entertainment industries. For a number of years I was a Disney Imagineer, which was pretty cool. I live in Glendale California with my wife, two awesome daughters and two Jack Russel terriers, Jasper and Octavia.
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