Controlled fluidity; the material aspects
Without systems the idea of allowing paint to compose itself on a surface is difficult to explore. Paint in a tube is inert, silent, under control. To find its voice it needs to be activated. To do this, independent of the artist, it needs to be fluid. Fluid dynamics being what they are this can be problematic. One of the operating criteria within the project has been that the paint must remain on the surface, contained within the ‘vir- tual’ world of the image, where it can be considered and reflected upon. Paint, when fluid, has a tendency to want to escape, to overflow this field into the real world. The enquiry, as such, has the potential to dissolve into chaos, to become incoherent2. Just as language needs structure to be understood, systems tease a sense of fluency and coherency out of paint. They corral the paint on a surface but at the same time enable it to operate freely in between predetermined structures. Systems control fluidity.
Reference: Roche, Linda ' Theatre of Painting: a structural exploration of the forming of an image through paint: an exegesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts (Art and Design), 2008, Page 17
Paint has a life on its own when it is fluid. Like, Linda, I am interested in investigating the way paint interacts with each other. There are all sorts of pigmentation and chemicals within paint and so I feel that there's a whole world of possibilities for me to explore colour and analyse the way they react with one another.
Linda is having an exhibition along with Carolyn Williams opening till the 17th of April. Will definitely check it out!
CODE AND REVERIE
“It’s not how I respond to materials but rather how materials respond to my system. I establish a set of systems up front, proceed according to these pre-established parameters and then step back to allow paint and process to determine what happens in between”. - Linda Roche
I am very interested in the idea that Linda has put forth- allowing the material to respond to a system created by the artist rather than having to manipulate the materials myself to create something that has been planned or perceived beforehand. I find that in my practice, I allow space for the material to react and I'm more driven in my work when I do not know how the paint will mix or turn out.
Without systems the idea of allowing paint to compose itself on a surface is difficult to explore. Paint in a tube is inert, silent, under control. To find its voice it needs to be activated. To do this, independent of the artist, it needs to be fluid. Fluid dynamics being what they are this can be problematic. One of the operating criteria within the project has been that the paint must remain on the surface, contained within the ‘vir- tual’ world of the image, where it can be considered and reflected upon. Paint, when fluid, has a tendency to want to escape, to overflow this field into the real world. The enquiry, as such, has the potential to dissolve into chaos, to become incoherent2. Just as language needs structure to be understood, systems tease a sense of fluency and coherency out of paint. They corral the paint on a surface but at the same time enable it to operate freely in between predetermined structures. Systems control fluidity.
Reference: Roche, Linda ' Theatre of Painting: a structural exploration of the forming of an image through paint: an exegesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts (Art and Design), 2008, Page 17
Paint has a life on its own when it is fluid. Like, Linda, I am interested in investigating the way paint interacts with each other. There are all sorts of pigmentation and chemicals within paint and so I feel that there's a whole world of possibilities for me to explore colour and analyse the way they react with one another.
Linda is having an exhibition along with Carolyn Williams opening till the 17th of April. Will definitely check it out!
CODE AND REVERIE
“It’s not how I respond to materials but rather how materials respond to my system. I establish a set of systems up front, proceed according to these pre-established parameters and then step back to allow paint and process to determine what happens in between”. - Linda Roche
I am very interested in the idea that Linda has put forth- allowing the material to respond to a system created by the artist rather than having to manipulate the materials myself to create something that has been planned or perceived beforehand. I find that in my practice, I allow space for the material to react and I'm more driven in my work when I do not know how the paint will mix or turn out.
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