Spatial Memory series
These paintings are meditations on shadow and form that hint at architectural possibilities and hazy recollections of places and spaces, like a glitch in our visual memory bank. My interest in how memories of a place or space can feel both vivid and also visually indistinct, much like the recollection of a dream can, is explored in this series of paintings. You can interpret them in the way that feels significant for you, because I’m sure it’s probably very different from their significance to me.
I originally created these as a whole series, with two different sizes of painting. However, I’ve ended up entering different ones into various exhibitions and competitions, so they are appearing ‘out in the wild’ in dribs and drabs. Having said that, they do all represent one group of work.
This is an ongoing series that I enjoying developing, and more pieces will be added to this page as they become available.
In The End
Spatial Memory 2 was a finalist in the Wellington Regional Arts Review, Arising has been selected as a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for painting and drawing, Spatial Memory 1 has been selected as a finalist in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize, and another five of these paintings are part of a joint exhibition in January/February at Muse Art Gallery called Ghost in the Machine.
I’m really proud of these paintings - and I must admit I don’t always feel quite so good about everything I create. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed bringing them into existence. I had a lot of fun with them. They are all painted on natural linen, with deep narrow aluminium frames in a nickel coloured finish. They are ready to hang and each one comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Click on the painting titles below to read more about each painting and see prices, dimensions, and detailed images. These are a little tricky to photograph, so it’s worth taking a look at the detailed images if you can’t see the work in person, they will give you a good feel for the subtleties of these paintings:
