'Mien', 60x60 inches. Mixed media on canvas, 2020 (Sold) Mien implies a certain characteristic, mood or disposition. It's a way of being, appearance or manner. This work was conceptualized as a black piece to compliment my other beige/white 50x50 called 'Mujo'. In a gallery setting, they go hand in hand like siblings.
Composed primarily of disparate materials with textures ranging from matte, gloss to reflective and absorptive; what you're looking at is a curated blend of packaging, pages from 1950's - 1960's photography and art books and some handpicked flyers from gallery shows of local artists. I know everything about these materials, where they come from, what they're made of and how they were produced. On a deeper level, the work also deals with information overload and the power we've all given to the advertising industry. I've been thinking about whether all this information is a natural occurrence, or whether it's all just a man made synthetic situation? The answer, I think, lies in what our perception and definition of the word 'natural' means. I think if you look deep down inside, you'll see that everything in this universe is in fact, a natural occurrence anyway. Whether we like the ads and marketing material, how it pops up in our phones and proliferates our laptops and what we can do about it - is another story. As usual, in the work - I'm trying to synergise and transmute whatever non-animated materials I come across daily into a newly-formed-thing while keeping a mechanical technique for the painting application. Of course, while there's always some creative-artistic endeavour at play, I always leave space in the works to be happily surprised at the result. I hope you enjoy the work as much as I did while making it.
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