Untitled (For Luna)

Untitled (For Luna), 60" by 72", oil on canvas, 2018

My latest canvas is the second largest single panel painting I have made so far (the biggest being 6' by 6'). It's difficult to capture in digital form but the effect of the low light on the surface of the canvas creates an interesting buzz as our eyes try to adjust. A buzzing sensation is compounded by the approximate value of the line work. Below are some of the comments on the work:
-relates to the environment and to our bodies
-is it a portal? can you step into it?
-digital/molecule/atomic/cellular structure hints
-also 3D effect
-push/pull contrasts
-strong in less-than-ideal lighting
-pre-built colour, not out of the tube or simply "blue"
-interrupted field
-speak about the difficulty of looking
-not as painful to look at as some of my other work (I liked that comment)
-opticality
-autonomy
-physical
-this painting is trying to show something
-also about time

Untitled (Current Atmospheric Conditions)

We had our first crit/group meeting today for the advanced studio class I'm taking and here is the piece that I presented.

Pretty good responses from the group and my prof:
-daylight diffused
-variation of opacity of the lines guides the eye
-warping
-optical vs illusory
-sequencing: relationship to simultaneity
-holding space: a conversation with the building
-height: activates you
-authoritative, fencing
-delicious (want to lick it)
-aware of the perception, questions it
-opponent-process effects
-feels sculptural
-object/image
-frieze (architecture)
-illusory charge
-sublinguistic: a need to make them (why? what is this?)
-quality of time, the anonymity of the artist (back to the maker)
-incidental metaphor
-socratic cave?
-positive/negative flip
-hurts the eyes: optically pop out
-structure of looking
-the single panel might be viewed as artifact whereas the sequence is something else

Almost an Echo

Almost an Echo, 36" by 72" (diptych), oil on canvas

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