HOT Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
COSMIC FIRE is an online exhibition of a selection of my paintings that refer, either directly or indirectly, to fire. Not any old kind of fire though, and not necessarily real fires. I am thinking about cosmic fire, the kind that precipitates or represents the birth or death of solar systems, the kind that erupts when landscapes change, when volcanoes spill forth a planet's buried entrails. Or, fire as a symbolic warning that human activities can have catastrophic outcomes.
Do we want to stir the dark chasms?
I have selected a few recent works on paper and placed some of them with older paintings. I've done this to demonstrate how some themes continue in an artist's practice, albeit often not in direct ways.
INFLUENCES
Recent paintings have been influenced by my research into militarised technology. Older work that was influenced by my interest in cosmology resonate with my recent cosmic landscapes - often harbouring loitering airborne weaponised drones The tree-of-life is a common element in many of the paintings. It streams hope. Ultimately, my interest in cosmology has extended an interest in another theme, that of perspective, both literal and metaphoric. My influences are woven through my paintings and over time a fabric of images has emerged.
PRICES
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And, if you are interested in my dronescapes please visit DRONESCAPES
DARK CHASMS
Stirring the Dark Chasm Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Perpetual Beginning Oil on linen 80 x 120 cm 2011
Firmament Gouache on paper 30 x 42 cm [51 x 62 cm framed] 2011
ANTHROPOCENE
Anthropocene Gouache and watercolour on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017.
Cosmic Testimony Gouache and watercolour on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Planet $ Oil on linen 30 x 30 cm 2011
BIRTH AND DEATH OF WORLDS
Star Blood Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Greener Pastures Oil on linen 50 x 50 cm 2014
Birth of Landscape oil on linen 138 x 168 cm 2014
FIRE AND FLOOD
Storm Oil on linen 85 x 150 cm 2012
SECRETS
I've 'curated' Secrets as the last painting because, whilst not directly referencing fire, it contains some hopeful ideas - but it depends on how you read it.
Secrets Gouache and watercolour on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Kathryn
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