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Within the Wordless Universe
The paintings in this group are selected from a body of work in which I explore new theories of Consciousness.
Whilst trying to get my head around Einstein’s Relativity and the whole mind-bending concept of quantum mechanics, I was led to more deeply contemplate Consciousness – how it evolves and where it resides – and to consider what role it plays within these theories.
These investigations posed further questions that might suggest Consciousness is integrally involved in the way our physical reality is structured; not as something that sits on top of reality, only experiencing it passively, but as a fundamental element that alters our reality while simultaneously interacting with it.
These paintings push beyond the (admittedly limited) verbal & written skills I employ when thinking these things through. They allow me to expand my vocabulary and make connections between ideas I might not have made if my thinking had been confined to an armchair instead of an easel. Because of this, these paintings do not reveal a completed enquiry or illustrate a specific idea; they function as active questions that give these ideas and enquiries additional dimension.
Think of these works as dialogues: between you and the painting as well as between the paintings themselves. They aren’t the final answers to any question, but only point towards that transitory, ephemeral ground where answers might lie.
Whilst trying to get my head around Einstein’s Relativity and the whole mind-bending concept of quantum mechanics, I was led to more deeply contemplate Consciousness – how it evolves and where it resides – and to consider what role it plays within these theories.
These investigations posed further questions that might suggest Consciousness is integrally involved in the way our physical reality is structured; not as something that sits on top of reality, only experiencing it passively, but as a fundamental element that alters our reality while simultaneously interacting with it.
These paintings push beyond the (admittedly limited) verbal & written skills I employ when thinking these things through. They allow me to expand my vocabulary and make connections between ideas I might not have made if my thinking had been confined to an armchair instead of an easel. Because of this, these paintings do not reveal a completed enquiry or illustrate a specific idea; they function as active questions that give these ideas and enquiries additional dimension.
Think of these works as dialogues: between you and the painting as well as between the paintings themselves. They aren’t the final answers to any question, but only point towards that transitory, ephemeral ground where answers might lie.
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Herrick Gallery
Mayfair, London
Mayfair, London