'Looking at Looking'
Artist Statement
In each 'Looking at Looking' painting there is a solitary figure, shown in the act of looking at art. The person depicted, through their stance and scale, defines the area within the canvas, while their gaze and the neutrality of the background allow the picture plane to expand into 'real' space where a live viewer stands.
This permeable distinction between the viewed and the viewer encourages layers of 'seeing' within the exhibition: people in the gallery become aware of themselves and each other as they simultaneously mirror the human subjects of the art they are observing.
Artist Statement
In each 'Looking at Looking' painting there is a solitary figure, shown in the act of looking at art. The person depicted, through their stance and scale, defines the area within the canvas, while their gaze and the neutrality of the background allow the picture plane to expand into 'real' space where a live viewer stands.
This permeable distinction between the viewed and the viewer encourages layers of 'seeing' within the exhibition: people in the gallery become aware of themselves and each other as they simultaneously mirror the human subjects of the art they are observing.
