Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

Original large format hard edge abstract acrylic painting.
For this artwork I have played with 2 main sources of inspiration and resolved them into my own visual language of expression.
The first was recently experiencing the pleasure of viewing first hand a large painting of white lilies by Diego Rivera.
The second was seeing a striking photo a friend showed me of a black lily that had recently bloomed in their garden.
In both cases I was struck by the intensity and subtlety of colour combinations that I had not thought of combining. Greens into deep red violet, into blue spectral highlights and soft notes of pink and peach. They left a deep impression on me.
The result is an immersive, meticulously painted, undulating surface of soft and vibrant colour transitions, which gently pulls the eye back and forth where the illusion of perspective is purposely distorted, quietly asking the viewer to let go of any preconceived notions of spacial reality and simply be in the moment with the artwork.
The title refers the multi faceted ambiguous nature of the word ‘play’. To play with ideas, a play in a theatre, a play on words, to have fun, manipulate and experiment. The overall composition, although geometric, has a floral characteristic and also resembles the triangular play button in modern technology.
Finished in a uv resistant satin varnish to reveal an even glow.

Thanks for taking the time to view the artwork and as always I’m happy to answer any questions about my practice.