Woodlea Stables Exhibition
I have a collection of my paintings, along with some photographs which were the basis for their development, on show at this lovely venue in Fife.
I recently had a body of work on show at this excellent venue in Fife.
The paintings of this collection are developed around the key concept of the ˜eye of the storm’; openings at the core of unseen chaos and forces beyond control. They are an exploration of liminal space, or dissociation, rupture, but also of comfort, presence, even exquisite pleasure. I am interested in works of art with Duende, the awareness of death, corruption and absence even while enjoying sensual pleasures of the senses and deep feeling. it is a philosophy of ‘be here right now’ and of abundance.
The openings I have created are sometimes available and sometimes forbidden. I am thinking about how we might deal with traumatising knowledge and experiences, such as lived realities created and controlled by far away people in power; politics, economics, resources, climate breakdown and species extinction. The eye of the storm is not the same as burying your head in the sand, or being ignorant of the facts, its more akin to dissociation, a place which is vital for the survival of the most essential parts of what it is to be a human. Its a place where a lot of work is being done.