low oxide Painting

‘low oxide’ is a return to things that inspired the first paintings of the current body of work that began to be made in April 2012. A return to the deteriorating matter, oxidizing metal, crumbling concrete, water damaged building materials, the fading paint of spray-canned graffiti; all found in the urban environment as a source and beginning point for work. A return to a form of representation in an abstract context and with an abstract aesthetic. This work (‘low oxide’) blurs between abstract and representational painting; an abstracted image of something seen rather than a purely abstract painting. An abstracted image or a representational painting of something that looks abstract within our everyday environment? The paintings concern ( or theme ) is the instability and transient nature of life and phenomena. The painting has been made by placing stretched canvas on the floor. A brush being loaded with paint and then tapped gently above the canvas to give a spray effect; the surface becoming made up of small dots and splashes of paint giving some surface texture; although this is quite minimal as the paint is heavily thinned. Layers of paint are applied one at a time; wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry, and each layer of varying tonal strengths to the last, depending on texture and visual effect desired. Painting is signed, dated and titled on rear. Ready for hanging.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.9 D in

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