The Cave

It’s all about the characters, in the personality sense, whether they are human or animal. Space also has personality, and can be equally represented as a character.

In The Cave, light and dark marks trace patterns of imminent movement or of movements that have already transpired.

Air and smoke whirl, breath passes. Feet patter. Feathers and leaves are falling.

The paint defines the kinetic potential (or stillness) between the figures and the space they inhabit– Speed and color set the pace and atmosphere.

A painting is a sliver in time, freezing layers of experience, into one moment…

The works below represent various approaches to the ideas of space, narrative and personification used in The Cave.

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