On the Manner of Addressing Chaos, 2015
BVA (Bachelor of Visual Arts), Graduation Exhibition, Auckland University of Technology
In the beginning, there was chaos – the whirling, unpredictable movement of forces, vibrations or oscillations that constituted the universe. Chaos here might not be absolute disorder but rather as deep structure or excess of orders, forms, and forces that could not be differentiated from each other. Then, through chance and randomness, life emerges. Life is movement, a process of becoming, and never static.
These works explore chaos as it relates to the painting process – how a seemingly pictorial chaos is moving toward a form of order over time, as painting responds to contingencies that are continually emerging, morphing and changing during the act of painting and the duration of making. Chaos is the feeling of uncertainty and the idea of the unknown; with savouring certain emotions, such as curiosity, desire, surprise, anxiety, and anticipation. Painting becomes a kind of pursuit, a hunt, engaging with the process to the point where one does not think about how long it is going to take to get there. The constant state of transformation and becoming throughout the painting process, and the excitement of not knowing what to expect as the final image could be one of the great stimulant to life.
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Bottom images: Studio shots and Patches of Life 2004-2014 & Lost and Remembered (2017)
Batik making art project with primary and secondary school children and touring exhibitions at Mt Eden Village Centre, Northart Gallery, Franklin Art Centre Community Gallery and Corner Window Gallery, K Road (Funded by Creative Community Auckland).
BVA (Bachelor of Visual Arts), Graduation Exhibition, Auckland University of Technology
In the beginning, there was chaos – the whirling, unpredictable movement of forces, vibrations or oscillations that constituted the universe. Chaos here might not be absolute disorder but rather as deep structure or excess of orders, forms, and forces that could not be differentiated from each other. Then, through chance and randomness, life emerges. Life is movement, a process of becoming, and never static.
These works explore chaos as it relates to the painting process – how a seemingly pictorial chaos is moving toward a form of order over time, as painting responds to contingencies that are continually emerging, morphing and changing during the act of painting and the duration of making. Chaos is the feeling of uncertainty and the idea of the unknown; with savouring certain emotions, such as curiosity, desire, surprise, anxiety, and anticipation. Painting becomes a kind of pursuit, a hunt, engaging with the process to the point where one does not think about how long it is going to take to get there. The constant state of transformation and becoming throughout the painting process, and the excitement of not knowing what to expect as the final image could be one of the great stimulant to life.
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Bottom images: Studio shots and Patches of Life 2004-2014 & Lost and Remembered (2017)
Batik making art project with primary and secondary school children and touring exhibitions at Mt Eden Village Centre, Northart Gallery, Franklin Art Centre Community Gallery and Corner Window Gallery, K Road (Funded by Creative Community Auckland).
Wilder Mind, 2015, fabric collages and acrylic on canvas. The Wallace Arts Trust collection.
