A continual dialogue of form and texture, tone and rhythm, I continue to seek a personal resolution, a natural but resting dialogue between myself and the viewer. Perhaps like a sculpture that is standing naked and listening to the audience as they walk around,voyeurisitic perhaps?. By exhibiting my first live and unfurling work Ivan "Unframed" ,(January 2011 Birdwood House, Totnes), the context of the gallery wrapped with the viewer, made the exhibition more vivid, being an experience for both of us. The dialogue becomes the point of perspective, the discourse is a natural tension allowing communication.In the sensitivity of the line are silents words.
My work will continually seek to be experiential as much as contemplatitive, a line enclosing a plain and I hope if I get confidence some colour too.
I begun to work using Arab (Moorish) geometric forms juxtaposed with Hispanic floral patterns. I decided to use English flora to substitute where possible the direct Hispanic. I worked with both charcoal and pen and ink, gradually refining and growing an understanding for the proportions I sort.
I will complete this study of three years later this year,I hope,... agony and exctasy I guess.
I have read some history of art recently and enjoyed many exhibitions.I suggest getting as much stuff read as you can , some great books are in book shops and only a couple of quid second hand. (Byzantine, Hellenastic, definitions of beauty,,Art and Illusion,. the list goes on...its all all out there).I have just established the chance to use a great venue at Longacre near Staverton as a home for my work and as a show case.Other artists will be encouraged to work with the owner too.
I shall be exhibiting for one week 15 -21st January 2012 at Birdwood House, Totnes Devon.
Just being offered a new exhibition will publish details on confirmation. Have started a blog on my website too on ivanunframed.co.uk
