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abstract cubist circle pattern | charcoal drawing by Kent, Ohio artist george coghill
client
 artist
title
 Chainmail
description
 cubist exploration of patterned circles
media
 charcoal on paper
year
 1993
dimensions
 50 "W x 50"H

This charcoal drawing was inspired by a trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art to visit my favorite exhibit since I was young, the Armor Room. While still fascinated by the suits of armor, this trip drew my attention closer, and I began a study of the patterns in chainmail.

While chainmail patterning is not uniform, there is an underlying structure which is adhered to, most probably due to it functionality. Chainmail is not only intricately woven, it is also two or more layers thick with each layer unified, and visually appears almost impossible. I felt the sense of ambiguous depth as well as the simultaneous receding and advancing planes experienced while visually meditating on the chainmail was a perfect compliment to the style of overlapping semi-transparent shapes, used in many of my oil paintings.

The charcoal drawing itself presented other ideas as it neared completion. Celtic knots and patterns, Persian titling as well as rosettes and diatoms floated to mind.

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