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MRMGROWTHPATTERN. Ink on watercolour paper

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Tensions are created, firstly by fastening cloth to frame and secondly by the rendering of medium. These processes, so often described in an art appreciation sense to relay something of artistic intention play little role when it comes to the philosophy of painting. We rather discuss matters of temporality, of being in the world, of revelation, space-occupancy and dimensionality. We see a shift from the consideration of the finished piece via spectator to an inspection of the artist’s role with Wollheim, for example, triumphing the artist’s eye or Dufrenne recognising intentionality. However the very practical physical application, the pictorial limits caused by these tools even, and the construction of vessels rather than surfaces should all be taken into consideration if we are to discuss notions of transcendence. The practical facets of painting are ignored in essence. We theorise about being in the world because we find ourselves in that world, drawing from a sense of habitation and presence – a shared feeling of tenancy. We discuss poetry and writing by referencing text – utilising known words to analyse. In our understanding of painting however, the limitations imposed by the non-communicability of a physical element lead us to disregard these elements as a messy physical side-effect of the finished works. We talk about painting with regards to what we see, rather than what we know, or what we think the artist may have felt, in order to communicate. The physical minerals of the painted work however, are crucial to developing a known understanding

Christina Mullan (via tssbnchn)

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MRMSTELLAR and MRMHAWK both ink on canvas.

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MRMGROWTHPATTERNMANDELA. Ink on watercolour paper.

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MRMBUMBLE (INITIALSTITLE) ink on watercolour paper.

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MRMPRAY. Ink on watercolour paper.

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Oil on Beetle by Akihiro Higuchi

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MRMCHIKA-D. Ink on watercolour paper

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MRMEDCPACK. Ink on watercolour paper.

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MRMFORGETTINGAKIKOMARSHALL.Ink and watercolour on paper.

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MRMPERKS. Ink on watercolour paper.

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These are often outstanding. I can't afford them. Maybe you can.

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Moth

“Moths swarmed around the parking lot lamps, banging into the glass with a steady tap-tap-tap, and I wondered if they welcomed the dawn. At dawn, they could stop slamming their heads into the thing that forever kept them from the light. People don't have a dawn. We just keep slamming away until it kills us.” ― Robert Crais

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MRMGRAVYTRAIN. Ink on watercolour paper.

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MRMRAHUM. Ink on watercolour paper.

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MRMRAREAIR. Ink on watercolour paper.