In reverse psychology, I’ve used accessible coloured inks to depict dark, remote and terrifying ordeals, wreckage, carnage and the fickle nature of areas of the world that are completely cut-off from human moderation. Damage, fear and violence, floods, drought and starvation are all locked in a cycle of self-destruction, yet have a universal beauty or logic. From isolated mountain ranges, volcanic explosiveness, cloud formation, oceans that are menacing, polar extremes, deserts are all shown by extreme boldness, yet accurate dimensions on the back of envelopes, discarded, rejected and littering, scarring the landscape that intrudes and invades.
Yet they are framed by transformation of second-hand frames acquired from charity shops, jumble sales, and the detritus of human exploits and civilisations, yet are strikingly bold and colourfully painted. Here, paint and ink are universal
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