Andy Lawson paintings…
’Chinese Whispers’ paintings from 2021 to the present.
ARTIST STATEMENT
‘Chinese Whispers’ is an ongoing group of abstract paintings where working in series promotes cross pollination, and feeds into the process and development of the work/s.
One might speculate that my proximity to the ocean has informed some of the paintings, however, in relation to colour, connections are more local and mundane; inspired for example by the orange and pink of one of my favourite Paul Smith shirts, or the cadmium and lemon yellow signs at the entrance to studio complex where my studio is based.
I’m interested in how one makes a painting utilising intention, chance and serendipity, and how the assembly of elements can come to coalesce as a unified and rhythmic whole. It is important for me to be tactile with the materials. The way I utilize oil sticks and oil paints helps to harness chance and serendipitous moments that facilitate this process.
‘More Than This’ 2024. 65cm x 51cm, oil paint and oil stick on 315gsm Heritage Paper.
‘True Faith’ 2024. 61cm x 51cm, oil paint and oil stick on 315gsm Heritage Paper.
‘Avalon’ 2024. 65cm x 51cm, oil paint and oil stick on 315gsm Heritage Paper.
OTHER PAINTINGS; titles and dimensions to follow…
