Artistic Conundrum
36”h X 80”w
Oil on Canvas
2005
This painting is the first in a new series of mine where I come to terms with the inevitability of modern art. As a marriage or relationship is consummated with the act of making love, I express it thus in this painting by using splashes of a couple known modern artists to consummate my adventure into the next realm of painting. That is, I received my roots from surrealism, but will not stay here entirely; instead, it is a stepping stone, as most great artists learned from their contemporaries and previous masters…so I learn from mine. As to what I will call my movement I know not; for now, it’s simply Painting Unrestrained—without constraints, without rules, without a manifesto… It’s painting completely free, not being concerned about what others will think, giving no thought to whether it will sell or not.
Artistic Conundrum (detail)
Artistic Conundrum (detail)
Artistic Conundrum (detail)
Artistic Conundrum (detail)
