oikonos

In these recent paintings I've used the most reduced palette - black and white - to explore the way pattern and repetition create meaning. These works are "abstract" in the sense that I do not try to render identifiable objects or narratives. The object I'm interested in is the painting itself. Of course, it may contain images that echo familiar things, sequences and patterns; it may contain the illusion of space. The meaning arises when the mind of the (contemplative) viewer encounters the substance of the painting.

Recently I have been looking at images found in traditional weavings from around the world, as well as tantric paintings and mandalas. I am interested in pattern and repetition, how we understand abstract works, how painting might do what music does.