Continuing on with my current major theme entitled Dwelling Fusion, I was inspired by the prominent appearance of curves in most of the paintings. This became evident to me when I started to explore how to represent images using less detail and experimenting with more abstract imagery. The prominence of the use of curves was accentuated by the fact that I began to work with larger canvases than I had used previously. I have included some examples in the paintings below which illustrate this.
Comparing my early work on the Dwelling Fusion series with my current work, it became evident to me that my work has evolved and almost taken a new direction. Whereas the initial work was figurative, very detailed and literal, my current work is now very much minimalist and abstract. It is almost as if my work has added another dimension.
The emphasis on curves resonates somewhat with the work of Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian architect, who saw the curve as an extension of the natural physical world around him. He notes that
“I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves. The curves that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuousness of its rivers, in the waves of the ocean, and on the body of the beloved woman. Curves make up the entire Universe, the curved Universe of Einstein.”
