Seeing the Invisible

While a painting can be valued for its technical execution of beauty in aesthetics, it can also be used as a lens through which to view truth. In this work I attempt to highlight the unseen universal properties that we are bound to. Qualities that ultimately allow us to experience art in the first place; light, time, space, and movement. Through the impasto, and other mediums, the traditional sense of a painting is given depth. The mountainous buildup of white paint catches natural light in angles unique to the minute as it’s displayed throughout the day, placing light and time in the forefront of artistic material. As light shifts angles and alters color, the expressiveness of the piece changes to the point where a viewer might prefer morning light to afternoon light. Position, either in regards to the perspective of the viewer or the placement of the painting, plays a major role in how it is experienced as well. This forces the viewer to then consider space as part of the art. Lastly, with the universe in mind, the painting exists in perpetual motion through the ebb and flow of its medium, the paint itself.