19 x 7 inches
oil, pigment mARBLE dust, French chalk on cardboard
may 2022
the challenge of continuing to produce Anthropomorphisms, is the condition of creating with the intention of finding a form. Working on Anthropomorphisms has developed my sense of patience in art making. While action is necessary to provoke reactions, it is a matter of moderating oneself and approaching materials with an open mind and steady pace.
When a work is complete, it should not be fixed. I personally feel that if there is an aspect of a form that feels bothersome at first, it should be left alone , for the sole purpose of seeing how it evolves as the work ages.
Abstraction has a way of presenting forms as associations, similar to how deja vu recalls dreams. A viewer's impressions of Anthropomorphisms, depends on their experiences and visual associations and however that turns into an interpretation is valid.
Kumina is a folk dance performed in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. It is said to be associated with spiritualism and ritual, a dance which unbridles the soul through liberation of the body in rhythm.
Materials used include pigment mixed with French chalk, a dry lubricant which allows for more slide in the oil-based mixture, without adding more oil and changing the flow.