2017 - 2019 Intersect Series
Still life is my favourite genre, yet these flowers in vases are clearly not painted from life. They are informed by synthetic cubist ideals and early pop art, and are unconcerned with form or perspective. Pictorial flatness is a naturally occurring theme in my work after many years designing logos and icons for single colour output. The works in this series explore both painterly and linear techniques, and are characterised by a central line through the composition that serves as the water line, refraction and intersect between the background, vase and surface. This technique somewhat mimics the imaginary grid structure I would use to set type and images in a traditional page layout.
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Lucky strike 2019, oil on timber, 40.5 cm x 40.5 cm
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Blue velvet 2019, oil on timber 45.5 cm x 60.5 cm
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Sienna 2019 oil on timber, 30.5 cm x 40.5 cm
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Ashby banksia 2017 oil on timber 45.5 cm x 60.5 cm
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Softly spoken 2019 oil on timber, 30.5 cm x 40.5 cm
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Florence 2019 oil on timber 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm
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Gelato banksia 2018 oil on timber 45.5 cm x 60.5 cm
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Blancmange 2017, oil on timber, 60 cm x 45 cm