A scripted statement can not explicate or uphold my work. The work endures, totally independent. It is the artist's role to create, not to act as interpreter or promoter. Painting is a language that can only be understood through experiencing the work itself. This takes both time and effort. Art should not encourage the viewer to be idle in the phenomenon of experience or negate the observer as part of the process.
My work is under several influences and not limited to any particular movement or set of ideals. They are not truly representational nor are the paintings purely abstract. Instead I prefer to work without fixing my mind on any cognisant boundaries. The images are crafted with a keen awareness of the challenges of colour and composition and are more symbolic and allegorical than representational. There is a duality to all aspects, intrenching the possibility for innumerable meanings to be applied to the subject. This creates a sort of ambiguity, granting the viewer’s psyche a role in expanding the reference of the work.
Paintings essentially "speak" to us in ways that words alone can not. The accomplishment of combining through intellect and fabrication, line, colour, form, content, etc into a unique and personal statement, is the whole point of art. The entire rational for painting is that words are inadequate or deficient. It is therefor ludicrous to attempt an explanation of the work through weak interpretations already deemed insufficient. Explanations through words limits the reading of the piece, therefor the viewer's experience is mostly diminished rather than enhanced. Every element of a painting's composition is critical to the end experience of the work, and it is the viewers responsibility to allow themselves an adequate duration to absorb and to be open to the possibilities presented to their senses. If they do this the rewards are infinite. A well crafted work has potential to bring new meaning into existence and will continue to enrich and reveal itself with each viewing over a continuum.
