as contradictory as it sounds, minimalism and impressionism have become important lines of research. they both have qualities that when dissected and interweaved back together, give a good impression of what i currently believe memories to actually "look like". in a painting this ultimately gives a childlike looking expression.
1&2 show how important blue & orange (opposites) are to my childhood memory, and a detachment from my younger self.
3&4 are school memories. i found these harder to paint because of the emotional attachments i have with these moments.
key elements
minimalism; order, simplicity, geometry, structure, "a highly purified form of beauty"
minimalism can most commonly be associated with installations and white walls. this could be another route of memory representation.
impressionism; light, colour, brushwork, atmosphere, dream.
i am not so much interested in the subject matter - more the style and use. impressionist paintings can be distinctly complex in their simplicity - they are built by single brush strokes, each one integral.
my project is becoming more a study in the essence of memory, rather than the specific memories in themselves.
No comments:
Post a Comment