Red 2010 watercolour on cut and folded Arches paper 60 x 60 cm framed
Red, Spectrum Series
The quietness of my practice is a response to the visual overload of contemporary urban life.The visual elements in the works are reduced to a few variables to slow perception and quiet the eye.
Red is part of a series of works examining the way light hits a surface and creates colour. I think of light as a raw material.Simple repetitive geometric shapes in paper are arranged to catch ambient light and make it visible as a luminous cloud.In Red, the backs of the paper blades are painted in different shades of red so that the trapped light produces a coloured aura in the space between the blades.In other works in the series, two reflected primary colours combined to create a secondary colour in the space between.
After the conceptualisation, the making is slow, repetitive and calming. I hope the pieces are quiet and meditative and reflect my own delight in the sense of sight.
