nine mouldscapes; these are mixed media on wood panel, 15cm x 15cm x 4cm...
here are three of the panels, photographed at a jaunty angle...
mouldscape I (side-ish view)
mouldscape II (side-ish view)
mouldscape III (side-ish view)and all nine mouldscape panels, full on...
mouldscape I
mouldscape II
mouldscape III
mouldscape IV
mouldscape V
mouldscape VI
mouldscape VII
mouldscape VIII
mouldscape IXthese small paintings on panel are currently on view in the artworks exhibition at blackthorpe barn, open daily. 10am – 5pm, 11 September to 3 October 2010…why only nine? well, i only managed to complete nine in time for the exhibition - i have plans to do at least twenty five... which would give me more opportunity to develop patinas, textures, surfaces, etc - i also like very much working on this smaller scale - they become extra tactile objects - the gaze extends to the touch...is it real mould? no! i would never entertain any kind of mould in the house - it can be deadly - no, these are just creatively adapted from nature...why mould, exactly? am just endlessly fascinated by things that are simultaneously beautiful, a little bit ugly in the wrong context (or eyes) and equally a little bit in awe of, not quite knowing if it is good or bad, a sign of life or death... it's quite existential stuff, really...perhaps they also act as visual antidotes to all things sterile and clinical in our western culture - and the persistent culture of fear that the media (especially the daily mail) continually perpetuates - and the environmental pollution and health issues that evolve as a result of seeking to eradicate all signs of a natural, biological world... have i said this before? nature is quite cruel really, we must respect its ecology...