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lo res (realised) oil & enamel on board; 30 x 30cm; 2004 (click on image to see detail) |
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The multi-layered Glassworks contain actual space in which figures can eclipse one another. The lo-res. paintings use techniques of layering on a single painted surface. Images are painted directly on top of one another and then, through the removal of a grid of paint, submerged images are revealed while the images on top remain readable. Figures are simultaneously transparent and opaque, and elements in the painting can be literally as well as illusionistically further back that others. The grid serves another function in these paintings. It spreads the image evenly across the entire picture plain, so that the spaces between figures are just as active as the densely populated sections. The negative spaces in the painting aren't voids or lulls, but representations of air or atmosphere. So the grid is simultaneously a means of creating depth in the paintings and of emphasizing their flat surface. The grid in these pictures alludes to the generation and corruption of imagery through digital technology. This video texture lends an image authenticity, the viewer decodes the low resolution image and discovers the truth for himself. The horizontal and vertical criss-crossing of the grid creates a sense of a woven image, or tapestry. If the cooler blues, greens and greys are replaced or augmented by warmer, more homely or decorative colours, the high tech pixal texture of these pictures can give way to the much more domestic aesthetic of gingham table cloths. |
