Fiction for tomorrow

This work is perhaps the most challenging of my relief work. It is called ‘The Matrix’ and is a study of how shapes can represent space. It is inspired by the reliefs of English artist Ben Nicholson who experimented with shapes. He was influenced by Post-IMpressionism and Cubism and produced his first geometric and abstract reliefs in 1933.

In this worek the areas of different depths define actual space. Colour was reduced to just white or black with the occasipnal red line to achieve a sense of purity. Depth and plain colour make the play of light and shadow an intrinsic part of the work.

Strangely, it is the most viewed work whenever it is included in exhibitions. I am toying with the idea of entering for the JOhn Moores painting prize this year