| Gallery 22 Island Vestige Series 1992 - 1987 |
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| ● Patmos Vestige One 1987 | ● Patmos Vestige Two 1987 | ● Santorini Vestige Three 1987 |
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Santorini Vestige One 1987
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| ● Patmos Detail One 1992 |
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Santorini Vestige Two
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● Patmos Detail Two 1992 | ● Santorini Detail One 1992 |
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ISLAND VESTIGE Series. 1987 Patmos and Santorini are two of the white islands of Greece. I thought it would be fun and challenging to recreate the ambiance and sense of place where most things are painted white using the minimal amount of realism. Where do you lose the sense of place? That edge or point was what I was trying to achieve. This transition between the Vestiges and Patmos Series was a group of paintings where different scaled images were mentally projected on articulated planes of different depths. The images were only visible in the shadows my carved planes cast on one another. The planes and grid reinforced the ninety degree geometry of the canvas. A whole rationale for proportion and rhythm independent of the images was developed. I am still doing that but with different ordering systems. Fragments of real images were introduced to give the viewer a puzzle to solve as well as generating paintings with visual depth and interest. Light created the color changes and only minimal architectural symbols and elements were required to capture the sense of place. My fascination with the subtle changes in warm and cold earth colors began with this series.
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