Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

This artwork is a finalist in the 2022 Bluethumb art prize in the abstract category.

Over the last couple of years I have experimented with creating curves from straight lines.

With this painting I wanted to create a circular curve by combining flat planes that converge towards a single point of perspective. I did a mock up in Adobe Illustrator and noticed a secondary curve forming that I didn’t anticipate. The inner secondary curves seemed to form an image suggesting the phenomenon of mitosis (cell division), one of the basic elements of life and regeneration, which also resembles the 2 hemispheres of a brain. This set up a pictorial harmony between these two phenomena.

The forms have been emphasised using a full variation of visible hues reminiscent of magnetic resonance imaging.

I have used transparent colours to suggest multiple planes. A difficult technique that requires patience and careful testing to replicate luminous light. The elements were then set against mid grey to provide a neutral non invasive setting.

This painting is a joyful expression of humanities ability to perceive existence creatively.

Progress photos of the techniques are in my ‘in studio posts’ in my Bluethumb profile.

Thankyou for taking the time to view this artwork.