Matthew J Hill
Works 2013 ‘Preludes’
Gone is most of the ‘dry’ Conceptualism’ of previous work as I discover the pleasure of working with the limitless possibilities provided by the plasticity of oil paint. And of course colour.
A return to traditional media, canvases and oil paint:
These works, come from intuition, memory and a shared European culture
My delight of working without the constraints of commencing a work with a specific intended meaning always brings me to…………… questions. How do I take this paint and fill the space before me with an image I will be content with?
what do I have to help me?
there are no preparatory sketches, photos or plans
I rely only on my intuition, my imagination, memories and my experience[[][[]][[][[]]]s]
and so, the painting may be finished in weeks
or it may take years before I see a meaning start to appear.
another question?
do I want this meaning or must it be hidden away and a new one found?
in this set of works this has been the process I have u
