geomorphology
The shape of a landscape makes an impression on us. We remember
the configuration of forms, the shape of a hill, a river valley,
an individual stone. We use the lay of the land to locate ourselves,
to find our way from place to place, or home. Natural features
become landmarks to the paths we travel. [continued]
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geomorphology i
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
34 x 24 in.
863 x 610 mm. |
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geomorphology ii
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
34 x 24 in.
863 x 610 mm. |
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TITLE:
geomorphology iii
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
33 x 29 in.
839 x 736 mm. |
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TITLE:
geomorphology iv
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
27 x 24 in.
685 x 610 mm.
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TITLE:
geomorphology v
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
42 x 24 in.
1067 x 610 mm.
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TITLE:
geomorphology vi
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
27 x 24 in.
685 x 610 mm.
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TITLE:
geomorphology vii
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
48 x 28 in. 1219 x 711 mm.
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TITLE:
geomorphology viii
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
38 x 28 in. 965 x 711 mm.
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TITLE:
geomorphology ix
MATERIALS:
mixed media on canvas on plaster panel
SIZE:
40 x 35 in. 1015 x 889 mm.
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Without conscious thought, we mark the relationship
between structure and process as we respond to a landscape. We
store an impression of both sight and site, a visual memory that
shows, if we analyse it, how things take shape. The landforms we
live and travel among have been shaped over time by the actions
of wind, water, ice; the evidence of process is there, in what
we see. Such observations, and analysis of them, are the underpinnings
of geomorphology, a science of geology and geography, dedicated
to the study of landforms and how they came to be.
These paintings take shape through an act of transference, from
the surface of a natural form I have found, to the surface of the
canvas. I lay the canvas on a stone surface, and work into it,
registering the underlying features and composition by applying
pigment or paint. The process is direct; the features of the stone
come through onto the canvas, to create a physical artifact that
mirrors the way landforms create space in memory: having seen,
we take away an impression of a place. These paintings are literal,
physical impressions of place. |
