Crossroads
Perhaps chasing those elusive ‘AHA!” moments appeals to us
all – certainly to artists of every stripe. Lately I am preoccupied with
thoughts about certain critical moments in the lives of artists I admire. With
this in mind as I begin a new series of paintings, I have also embarked on a
separate but concurrent project, in which I am writing fictionalized accounts
in first person voices about decisive turns in the lives of several artists.
As in my earlier Juicetrain paintings, my Crossroads works
make no attempt to emulate the style of any artist, or to represent the
characters or physical settings associated with decisive moments in their lives.
However, as a kind of homage to the artists about whom I am concocting stories,
the titles of the new paintings are also the titles of the fictions I have
proposed.
The new work is decidedly abstract, its genesis dictated
only by my own working process. I have tried through my own experience in the
studio, to imagine what it must have felt like, when impending change
electrified the lives of artists I admire, perhaps hoping for new ‘aha’ moments
of my own.
This series of new paintings extends my exploration of
artistic legacy – the connection among artists of various times and places – a
subject that continues to engage me.
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