Patrick James
L-17
2022

About the Item

Painting has always been a part of my life. Over the course of many years I explored various styles of painting. I found that the more I let go and gave into simply the act of painting a brush stroke technique developed. I began painting with small short upward strokes of color next to and on top of each other. This seemed to give the painting a sense of energy whereas with traditional techniques of smudging and mixing flat layers of colors together did not. I am excited to see/experience how I can continue to develop this process in new and creative ways. As I see it, our world is made up of light particles vibrating at various frequencies. These light particle frequencies come together to create color and form. This light is what I paint. The small dots of color that I apply to the canvas represent particles of light coming together. The small specs of unpainted canvas represent the emptiness of space in-which these particles exist. The blurry impressions of some of my paints represents the vibration of these particles of light coming together to create form. Born 1955 Education Art Center College of Design, Pasadena California 1979

Creator:

Patrick James (1955, American)

Creation Year:

2022

Dimensions:

Height: 57 in (144.78 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

2010-