New Painting — Entanglement
I’ve just finished a new painting entitled, “Entanglement” (acrylic on canvas, 36″x36″, 2008):
It’s a little bit tough to capture this painting accurately on screen, as I’m using some paints that look different depending upon the light and the viewing angle. Specifically, the underpainting includes a copper metallic paint that at some angles is a very saturated copper-red/orange, while at other angles is much more reflective of any incident light. When you look at the work from the side, other features appear in a dark red that are not apparent in this photo.
The term “Entanglement” here refers to a property in quantum physics, as well as the nature of just about any relationship in the larger world.
December 14th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Andrew,
I am familiar with the “entanglement” concept but think of it mostly in terms of personal relationships. It is fascinating how connected everyone seems… united and inextricably linked by common thoughts,experiences,interests and individuals.I like the inspiration for this work, as well as the composition.
I have a friend who is particularly interested in the quantum physics aspect of this phenomenon.Glad to see your new work.
January 10th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Andrew,
I really like this painting. I also know what you mean about catching the light with metallics in photographs. I use copper or silver in a lot of my paintings, and it seems their nature is to be changing, depending upon the viewer’s position and the available lighting, of course, so that any photo is destined to be a false representation of the EXPERIENCE of the painting. It is quite a different kind of experience than looking at paintings with no metallic colors, which can be accurately caught in photos.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Joy, Jude,
Thanks very much for your comments. Joy, you’re very right about it being a different kind of experience looking at the painting vs. any kind of reproduction. Even with a calibrated monitor and good lighting and a color managed system, it’s very hard to get the colors just right in the photos, and that is especially the case on a painting like this one. In addition to the copper paint, this painting also has a small amount of the interference colors in it, so if you catch it just right the hue of the underpainting shifts towards violet. I’ll probably exhibit this painting later this year in Lambertville.
Thanks,
-Andrew