Peter Doig’s work has recently been inspirational to me, and of particular relevence to work I am developing. His land and seascape works depict aspects of the horizon which has been a recent focus in my work. (see images ) I am also interested in his ratios of sky to sea/land within his work and how this contributes to the overall effectiveness of how the viewer’s vision is drawn toward the horizon.
Depending on Doig’s use of ratio, he is able to create a sense of the viewer looking into the distance yet also this doubly evokes a feeling of nearness or of being a part of… this compels the viewer to be drawn into the scene…magical!
Doig has the ability to create atmospheric compostions and create a luminosity…a technique I would like to attempt to capture as I continue to explore these skills.
Doig is a great experimentalist with colour and seems unafraid to apply it to great effect in his work I particulary like his use of colour in Magical Landscape.
Doig says of painting…
It’s still an escape for me, painting, so it also takes me elsewhere. I don’t think I would do it otherwise.Peter DoigRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes
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“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” – Robert Henri
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