JohnHicks Artist
TRACES
OF WRITING
I wanted these paintings
to record the dilemma a painter faces when confronted by writing. The text
is plainly legible in the original letter, but as a painter primarily concerned
with shape and colour I'm resisting the temptation to "write" it. This
results in a kind brainstorm of imagined colours as my poor brain desperately
tries to hang on between these two irreconcilable forces.
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| Fraying Thank You Letter (1), Oil on unstretched canvas. | Fraying Thank You Letter (2), Oil on unstretched canvas. |
