I have been looking more at Palaeolithic ‘cave art’ and their abstract qualities; geometric markings and finger fluting. The relative lack of human figuration and the predominant painting medium of charcoal and ochre pigments implies an intimate tactile expressive methodology.
As a personal response I have been using layering and surface scratching to see what emerges in my own work.
The physicality of the surface and a limited colour palette promote a visual construction which is ambiguous, inviting multiple viewer interpretations. This calls viewers to become more aware of their own ‘projective scaffolding’ in the construction of what is seen.
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