Ken Simm
Current Gallery: kenarts ( piece)
A colour sang, a line moved, a shape became something else, a gestalt. A new line of enquiry, a possible exploration into other unknown territory. Paintings were giants in those days. Large works stalking the land. There was space enough. Viewed from a distance. Full of heavy colour. Expressive brushstrokes, gestures. Now they are more gentle, compromising. I wished to continue but I had nothing. Grand statements belong to the young. Later I wished for a smaller subject. Something tighter and more complete in itself. Smaller images but more information. Gentle compromise, still layered, continuing with the plural energy. Allowing the underpainting still to show through. Say what you said then and say what you want to say now in the same sentence using different words. Paint moving water; paint waterfalls, meaning a lot. The past is another country.
A colour sang, a line moved, a shape became something else, a gestalt. A new line of enquiry, a possible exploration into other unknown territory. Paintings were giants in those days. Large works stalking the land. There was space enough. Viewed from a distance. Full of heavy colour. Expressive brushstrokes, gestures. Now they are more gentle, compromising. I wished to continue but I had nothing. Grand statements belong to the young. Later I wished for a smaller subject. Something tighter and more complete in itself. Smaller images but more information. Gentle compromise, still layered, continuing with the plural energy. Allowing the underpainting still to show through. Say what you said then and say what you want to say now in the same sentence using different words. Paint moving water; paint waterfalls, meaning a lot. The past is another country.
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