artist printmaker
This new series of paintings and etchings has it origin in a group of medieval paintings depicting the instruments and objects associated with the crucifixion, some are direct depictions from the paintings while in others I have added and combined additional iconography surrounding the passion.
The paintings and etchings in this series have visual similarities but the techniques and mediums I have used produce vastly different results. Here for example the painting leaves more room for speculation of the outcome whereas the same scene in the etching has a finality about it.
Having isolated these frequently used depictions of the objects associated with the crucifixion, I have changed their meaning and context. Here for example I have used the nails to evoke growth and mixed in elements Hellenist mythology, Zeus providing the impetus for re-birth.
‘Man of Sorrows’ attempts to transform the depiction of instruments and objects associated with the crucifixion which are frequently found in classical paintings, into icons that can exist outside this context and be used in different ways.
Nothing can be more metaphysical than rock, the very foundation of the planet we occupy. Often rocks go unnoticed beneath our feet and our knowledge of them is limited, but for an artist they hold endless fascination in their variety. The range is vast; from the very hardest through to the softest soap stones, so easily sculpted; from the jagged edges of granite to the smooth contours of sandstone, there is so much for the artist to explore.
Nothing can be more metaphysical than rock, the very foundation of the planet we occupy. Often rocks go unnoticed beneath our feet and our knowledge of them is limited, but for an artist they hold endless fascination in their variety. The range is vast; from the very hardest through to the softest soap stones, so easily sculpted; from the jagged edges of granite to the smooth contours of sandstone, there is so much for the artist to explore.
Nothing can be more metaphysical than rock, the very foundation of the planet we occupy. Often rocks go unnoticed beneath our feet and our knowledge of them is limited, but for an artist they hold endless fascination in their variety. The range is vast; from the very hardest through to the softest soap stones, so easily sculpted; from the jagged edges of granite to the smooth contours of sandstone, there is so much for the artist to explore.
Nothing can be more metaphysical than rock, the very foundation of the planet we occupy. Often rocks go unnoticed beneath our feet and our knowledge of them is limited, but for an artist they hold endless fascination in their variety. The range is vast; from the very hardest through to the softest soap stones, so easily sculpted; from the jagged edges of granite to the smooth contours of sandstone, there is so much for the artist to explore.
‘Man of Sorrow’ series of painting and etching forms part of my Tableaux of Dreams collection of work. It is important to see them in that context rather than an isolated work to appreciate the common themes, in particular the use of symbolism.
The Bucket – early memorise awoke a passion in me for myth and mythology, since then stories and symbolism of the ancient world have mingled in my mind to produce a lively and varied personal iconography.