Folded Pieces: Maps of a Blind Brush
January 13 – February 2023
The clean smooth surfaces, precise edges and angles of our world are slowly and constantly being tugged back into the reality of time’s dominion. Edges crumble; clean surfaces rust, pit and tear. Stains, drips and marks gradually accumulate and form patterns. Mould, moss and lichen colonize even polished surfaces. Does only one state have beauty or, if we look closely, can the transformation have a beauty of its own?
Different approaches to watercolour are comparable to this dynamic. Some artists start with a sheet of sparkling white paper and try to maintain its purity with vibrant applications of transparent pigment all the while struggling to keep the surface of the work as flat and smooth as possible. The finished art is then presented beneath glass.
In many ways, my style allows me to work in the opposite direction. My colours are muted and often muddied. The papers surface is sometimes heavily creased, torn and repaired. The resulting painting is generally larger than most watercolour and presented without frame or glass.
I want this series to reflect how time changes one attempt at perfection into something different but still pleasing to the eye.
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Kathy Renwald, The Bay Observer: https://bayobserver.ca/fold-soak-paint-the-art-of-the-discarded/
Regina Haggo, The Spec review:https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/visual-arts/uncharted-territory-warren-hoyano-s-maps-invite-exploration/article_5169c6d5-e19b-57ab-8a7f-f3a797077657.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share