Hello All!
I guess I'll dive right into some new work. This one was another of those unplanned pieces, as with 'Library Amorphous' I started with a middle toned grey background and worked in lighter and lighter values. 10x15" acrylic; 'Clouds':
As I just kind of went with this one, I can't fully explain what it is about. I think it has the similar 'astral' feel that my prior pieces do, and I think I was looking to diversify the architecture to suggest how the idea of buildings and structures might be redefined on another plane of existence.
Next up is 'Take Flight'; 12x15" acrylic:
I spent a bit more time on this one, I even paused to do a thumbnail sketch at one point to clarify my direction as I felt a bit more focus and intent with this piece. Assuming this is another out-of body journey, much of what we see could well be more symbolic than literal- the way a mind might try to explain, interpret or categorize something which is highly alien. From the perspective of the viewer and the off-kilter angles, it seems to me that the viewer is perhaps flying or levitating. In the foreground we see what seems like an impossible obstacle which is dark and foreboding, yet the background seems like a worthwhile destination to me. I see the gate as something which represents how unnecessarily difficult we can make things for ourselves, but thankfully we are in flight and from this new perspective we can see how easily the trap can be avoided.
Because this piece is a bite more detailed than usual, here's a close-up of the lower right section:
My interpretations are simply just one possible take, it's no more true or right than anyone else's. As always I love to hear how the art reflects in others.
cheers!
~Paul
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