Letting the paint speak for itself.

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?

Letting the paint speak for itself.

6/17/2024

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'Of Questionable Character.'
Oil on canvas 94 x 70 cm(37 x 27.5 inches).

I think that I have always been fascinated by the idea of Apophenia in regards to art. Good art should always be an open question. It should make you think without telling, or even suggesting, what it is that you should think.

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Apophenia:
An Uncanny Presence.
2022-