2010, Acrylic on Paper
18 by 24 inches
For many years I've been interested in the play of positive and negative space. Small compositions of shapes have developed into interlocking masses in which all shapes have become positive, combined into a form within the rectangular space of the image. The exterior of the mass becomes the area of negative space.
In this composition titled, "Amalgam", the mass of shapes seems to suggest a dancing figure on a stage. While it is really a non-objective piece, it could be characterized as abstract figurative. This is another example of how, sub-consciously, my abstract images quietly inherit some reference to either a figurative or landscape theme. In fact, I see in this image both, since there is a figure dancing on a stage, and the stage is floating in a space suggestive of sky.
As a viewer you might not see these references. It really is in the eye of the beholder. Some personal experience might influence your unique perception of this image. It might evoke a memory of something as a certain cloud shape suggests to you an object of some kind. My goal was not to portray anything except the harmony and balance of shape within the story of positive and negative space. Color and texture provide notes of depth and emphasis.
This painting is available for purchase through my Etsy store.
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