I tell my tutor that I am exploring my relationship with familiar objects. “Why use paint?” she asks “why not take moulds of these objects and explore your ideas in 3D?”
“Because I want to explore the relationship between abstract marks and representation marks as a way of expressing my feelings towards said objects” I say – which is true. But I didnt say – “because my feelings and ideas have an element of secrecy about them. If I use paint to explore the significance of ‘my’ objects I can immure my feelings – and keep something of my feelings safe and secret within the layers of paint”.
I didnt say that – at that moment it felt too personal to explain – but thats how it feels – I have a sense of control within the process of painting.
