Blog Journal
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Mind’s Eye
You see with your mind, not with your eyes. The mind’s eye keeps things simple. It does not distract you with detail. But test your limits. Focus on the motion of waves on water. Try to make out the structure. Try to follow just one wave. You’re soon overwhelmed! The waves are nothing like the…
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Irreality
You know that the earth is a rotating sphere, but it does not feel that way. You’re standing on a fixed, flat, solid, earth where the sun rises and sets. Physics, chemistry, psychology – they tell you that your version of what’s ‘real’ does not line up with the facts. This contradiction, this slippage, evokes…
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Collective City
This little documentary turned out great! A long time ago, I was part of an artist collective called Dead Industry. We organized exhibitions and found spaces to show our work.Now, Collective City has included us in their series of docmentaries. Many thanks to Collective City, Richard Mongiat @therealrichardmongiat and Dave Sylvester @davesylvestreto
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What is it like to see?
From my talk at the opening of Ephemeral Structures at the Gallery at L.E. Shore in Thornbury What is it like to see? That’s an odd question you might think, we all know what its like to see. We’re doing it right now. But when I look closely at waves on the water, I try…
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It’s in the details
Get up close and take a look!Come and check out the details in my work at the Gallery at L.E. Shore in Thornbury.‘Ephemeral Structures’ runs until April 3rd.
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Ephemeral Strucutres
Ephemeral Structures brings together three artists that grapple with the idea of structure in very different ways. In Martin Kimble’s pieces, structures are literally carved out of the surfaces. Organic forms emerge where material has been removed. In Susan Henry-Scott’s paintings, compositional structure is central to the work. Geometry and balance provide the framework supporting…
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Cloud Structures
‘Cloud Structures’ You know the feeling when you wake up from a dream and you desperately try to hang on to that amazing idea but it slowly falls apart….
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Perceptual Threshold
‘Perceptual Threshold’ This is a layered, multimedia piece consisting of woven tapestry, transparent elements and digital imagery printed on metal and Plexiglas. I like how you can see the surface of materials: the weave in the fabric, the lines on the plexi, and the grid in the image but then suddenly, you see through to…
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Happy Ending
If it’s a happy ending, you could add one more chapter and make it sad.If it’s a sad ending, you could add one more chapter and make it happy.