HIDDEN PREDATOR
Original Abstract (1/1)
Artist John Gaisford
Size 100x100x3.5cm Box
Medium Acrylic on Cotton canvas
Including Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Gaisford.
This painting was born based on a fun query as to how much information the brain requires before it can jump to a conclusion and fill in the gaps.
A single dot on a page means little to most, but increasing the number of dots and patterns forms either ’friend or foe’.
It's a primitive function we all possess to one degree or another. We all know in our awake conscious self that such a thing doesn’t exist, but our primitive unconscious is not going to take any chances.
It takes a long time to formulate the idea and present the piece to canvas - a kind of reverse engineering if you will. Proportionately more time is spent thinking about the piece than the application of paint to canvas.
There are a number of my paintings that follow this process of subject, thought, and colour.
On a final note, there are no points for seeing what I see, it’s personal to you. I will, of course, be happy to share what I see if you ask.