The Orderly Act of Art Through the Complexities of a Grid

Description

As most of my work has been really flat, the optical illusion of space has slowly taken over. The addition of illusionistic space helps to create worlds based around the grids I create. It has also included a new method of idea-building as I have found more interest through finding found grids in the world and altering the images taken to create these new spaces. Which are then translated back into my painting process. My work is created with the intent to cause its viewers eyes to see new perspectives, whether that be through pictorial depth or interacting with the environmental space. I use the image of a grid as a subject which I can alter to form depth and that act as optical illusions in which you are able to perceive the gridded shapes as launching out of the surface, and also pushing inwards which causes a depth to emerge. The outcome of each work is undecided until it feels complete. I am still experimenting with lots of ideas and creating different works that connect with one another through this use of a grid. This is in the hope of understanding myself more as an artist, but more importantly, understanding why I create.