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An exploration of chance, the organic shapes were derived by applying uneven washes of gesso (primer) to the canvas followed by a thinned wash of the base color. The resulting light and dark areas were then emphasized through the application of thicker glazes of paint. The symmetrical central geometric symbol serves as a contrast to the random organic forms. This oil painting, Scarab, along with Cancer and Vulture, parallels oracular or divinaton techniques used in such methods as the I Ching. The basis of the I Ching is to create a completely random event which can tap into the moment and therefore reflect the current state of the world ( a worldview of interconnectedness is also required to appreciate such processes). The application of paint to canvas in this series alludes to this process. This exploration of randomness was continued in a different manner in the Tetragrammaton series. |
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