Saturday 26 May 2018

Recent work: Unseen Processes


Unseen No.1     2017
Oil paint with cold wax medium and other media on board
750x550mm plus frame
Unseen No.2       2017
Oil paint with cold wax medium and other media on board
750x550mm plus frame



The processes that occur in the universe at the smallest end of the scale have been a continuing source of inspiration for me.  In his book of poems ‘On the Nature of things’,  Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius Carus wrote in c90BC that ‘nature ever by unseen processes works’. He was referring to the theories of the ancient Greek atomists 500 years before that, who believed that all matter was made of atoms or indivisible particles.   

In modern particle physics, the uncertain world of quantum mechanics explains how all matter and energy in the universe behaves on an atomic and subatomic level.  


Light, Time and Space        2017/18
Oil paint with cold wax medium and other media on board
750x550mm plus frame

To make these works I’ve used oil paint mixed with wax medium and incorporated particles of materials such as sand, ash and marble dust to build up textures as well as add meaning.  

Many thanks to David Lupton for taking such great photos of my work.