The Evolution of Stark Visual Language
My work is essentially in the expressionist vein but characterised by a visual language that has over the years emerged from stark expressionist mannerisms to constitute a wider variety of brushwork, tonalities and textures.
I have learnt to give a wide berth to the medium, allowing the paint and the canvas/paper itself to determine the trajectory of the work as it progresses, sometimes to the point of all but altering the colour scheme, the mood of the painting or the focal points.
I have always seen myself as a student and I will keep doing so until I die. This is not modesty. On the contrary, I believe it is a struggle to keep one’s spirit childlike enough never to fossilize into staid routines, or a mere going through the motions.
The excitement of dabbing colour onto paper must never die. This is one of the very few things I know to be true, absolutely.
