Untitled
I wanted to make a post that addresses my decision to name all of my works Untitled. I don’t believe it’s the most important thing concerning my art, but it is post worthy.
The reason I decided to leave my paintings untitled is because I didn’t want words to detract from the purpose of them. Words consist of denotation and connotation and even if I managed to somehow find a particular word or sentence that I thought was particularly fitting, it would read different from one person to the next.
My work is an exploration of space and colour. Each piece is a study of a different idea or concept and I think by attaching words to them will pull focus from what I was attempting to achieve.
Also when looking at space and colour, the paintings are articulated by themselves. It would be very difficult to express, in something that resembles a title, something unique yet similar enough for each one to justify giving them titles. I believe that leaving them Untitled is important for the viewer to view the painting with no preconceptions of subject matter.
