An Introduction to the Uncanny...

Apophenia:
An Uncanny Presence.
2022

Whilst exploring painted spaces via my Personal Topographies series I was constantly aware that the next development in this painted process would be the introduction of abstract presences. Although I have been using the word presence to denote the manifestations in my work, I am now wondering if it is perhaps the best word to use. If the presence in question is always, pseudo human should I be considering the idea of anthropomorphism instead? Or perhaps in more global terms pareidolia? Or more properly apophenia?

An Introduction to the Uncanny...

12/23/2022

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NN (Nomen Nescio):
An Uncanny Presence. Oil on canvas

NN (Nomen Nescio) II:
An Uncanny Presence. Oil on canvas.

NN (Nomen Nescio) III:
An Uncanny Presence. Oil on canvas.

As I approach Christmas I am aware that although my output of paintings has continued my blogging has slowed down. So today I want to set the foundations for what is to come in the new year. My current work in the Apophenia Series, involves a series of what may almost be considered 'abstract portraits'. These are not what may be considered traditional abstractions in that they don't have any particular relationship to an individual. In the same way that my Personal Topographies of 2021 were landscapes of the mind; derived from a lifetime of experiences, these Uncanny Presences find their personalities born from the same fertile roots.

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Apophenia:
An Uncanny Presence.
2022