Transformation Series

I call this the TRANSFORMATION series. What started as a fascination of working with the aesthetic of a barcode as a symbol, has moved on to its deconstruction. This is a set of acrylic-on-canvas paintings, stretched around wooden frames where the visual changes intriguingly, depending on the viewer’s vantage point. I have tried to position the canvas as an object instead of a crucifix immutably hung on a wall. Perspective being everything, the visual arranges itself into a barcode; satisfying the human mind into seeing a form that it forever tries to seek.”
Being more known for his claywork than paintings, the painted surfaces almost look ceramic. “I aspire to a palette of colours and textures on canvas that I cannot attain in heady cone ten firings of my claywork. In my paint mixes, I pour, stir and sprinkle various ceramic ingredients…. powdered clays, grog and sand, glues and resists. Resultant surfaces crackle, rapture, crinkle and hiss. This gives the canvas a “clay-ey” feel, inviting the viewer to come closer …and experience the tactile on canvas. This whole “please do not touch” is such a ridiculous note at most shows. I invite the viewer to come up-close and get personal with my works. After all, it’s the Transformation series!