Vauxhall Interchange Painting

This abstract geometric painting is centralized around a mathematically plotted grid system in the base of the motif - representing the unnaturally ordered character of the man-made ‘place’. I use the fluid shape of the circle to challenge this order. By challenging the rigid grid system through a complex layered process of construction and deconstruction, a dialogue between emergence and disappearance is triggered - it is the barely visible grid format and recurring circle variable at the base of each composition which act as grounding elements to visual simplicity. My nomadic upbringing and curiosity for visual perception have been great motivators to my practice. Having grown up in over 6 countries I have been exposed to countless cultural views and physical environments. By extension, I respond to man-made landscapes and the complexity of our natural surroundings. The way in which we absorb the natural versus manmade has encouraged me to deepen my understanding of human visual perception, specifically the therapeutic effects of visual simplicity and how they are present in our urban landscape. My response results in the construction of my own map to navigate, deconstruct and simplify, by layering countless circles within a rigid grid format. The navigation within the surreal, multi layered maps are an exploration of the psychological effects of simplicity. The complex layering and intertwined circles - which each represent a subject - result in a ‘pregnant’ moment where I contemplate ‘where do I go from here’ as I attempt to deconstruct and navigate my own mystical map that I have built upon the canvas.