Electric Blue

By <a href="https://axisweb.org/artist/mariakuipers" title="Maria Kuipers" class="inline font-bold underline transition-opacity duration-100 hover:opacity-50 focus:opacity-50"> Maria Kuipers </a> 2013 - 2017

Dimensions
25 x 25 x 4

A small painting yet expansive and has a seemingly powerful electric presence. The blues against the red and orange appear to sing. I worked on the value of the colours in relationship with each other. Underneath layers of paint I used found materials which have been integrated into the whole by painting over. There has been a radical shift from the initial surfaces to the resulting painting - an epic journey.

Maria Kuipers

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