Intersecting Principles is a new series of work, funded in
part by the Fall River Cultural Council a subsidiary of the Massachusetts
Cultural Council.
My purpose is to create a body of work to serve as a visual metaphor
inspired by the conflicting perspectives or the intersections of moral and political principles of the diverse population of my home town. I hope the work inspires a discussion. Still, my intentions artistic intentions are about creating individual works of art that are engaging, inspirational, and even, maybe,
pleasing to look at.
This is an eight month long project that begins right here and now. I will document and share my progress from this blog.
I will first create fully rendered graphite drawings. Each drawing will be 14x20 inches on off white
Canson Edition paper, a heavy bodied paper often used for printmaking and
multimedia art work. From those drawings
I will create 18x24 inches oil on canvas paintings.
This work is inspired by actual locations throughout the City of Fall
River. I have walked with my note book,
sketch book and small camera, looking for interesting, (to me, at least) juxtapositions of color, light, and movement that occur at active city intersections. I will create
compositions that, while not recreating those intersections, are characterizations
of those places that technically use the foundations of the abstract
expressionist movement as the fundamental underlying structure to the work.
All that said, they are simply paintings and drawings, and I
hope there is some fun to be had. I will
display the entire series at my Narrows Center Studio/Gallery starting in
September 2016. I will post and display each piece as they are completed.
Let’s start here with “Church Steeple.” This is a simple straight forward expression, but it serves as a nice gateway for me.
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| Church Steeple |
Walking through the downtown area, passing the Church, I was
reminded that many of our moral principles are born in our various
religions. With the intense back-lighting, and my dirty glasses, the building took on an ominous presence. That seemed a fitting place to begin. Our political views and our
family values start during our earliest days as we gather with our families under
the guidance of a religious leader in a gathering space that is solemn and often
iconic so, I decided to start and end with this image. I wonder still how I will approach this one with color.
I am inviting everyone to follow me along this path and see
where we go.
