Of Dubious Provenance. - antony clarkson

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?

Of Dubious Provenance.

11/1/2024

'Of Dubious Provenance. '
Oil on canvas 94 x 70 cm(37 x 27.5 inches).

A blog is a strange beast...sometimes it calls you daily, sometimes not for weeks. Actually that's a lie, like making art, a blog always calls you daily. You always have something to say, (or at least I do) but often life has more important things to say and those of course take priority. However the art always continues, even if at a slower pace sometimes.
'Of Dubious Provenance', started life as an A/D sketch back in June of this year, from when onwards it rotated it's way on and off my easels with some half-dozen or so other paintings until now. Now that I have decided that it's finished by granting it it's title.
The title...that's for another post, perhaps tomorrow...perhaps not.

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