Cave With Figure

Mixed media on board. 101 x 83 x 3 cm (framed)

I did a series of paintings connecting the idea of ambiguity and the need for us to find familiarity. When a viewer looks at a piece of art work that is abstract or that they don't understand they create a connection by finding shape they relate to in order to feel more secure. I often hear "look theres an eye", or "I can see a face in it" - this is known as Pariedola. I often connect the to this idea when i'm out walking in woodlands or on the many beaches near my house in Cornwall. I can envision sculptures that echo the human form in groups of boulders or the crevices of a cliff or the trunks and limbs of trees.