‘Shades and Echoes’ at Grainger Gallery.
In a world of mixed and unreliable messaging, bold and definitive statements are rapidly covered over by the shadows of new messages and we as observers see a multiplicity of truths all around us. The act of filling finite and defined spaces with a combination of deliberate and concise messages and free, effusive paint and charcoal began to dissolve my metaphorical bars, contriving an escape into a space where lockdowns and curtailments did not apply.
This collection of works was designed to be viewed from a distance and up close, with messaging and texture deliberately ambiguous and personal, part of a larger narrative but also insular and detailed in its own small part of the canvas. An exploration of warm and cool tones was reflective of the swings in the narrative mood, and an exploration of the relationship between linear and chaotic reflects the underlying conflict and tension that resides in us all in these times.