I’m always fascinated by how many ways
there are to look at one thing and how many ways there are to present
it, ranging from completely realistically to so close up and abstract
that its practical use and function are lost to compositional space,
design, colour and value considerations. This exploration of keys
combines the strong design sense of aboriginal art with the graphic
simplicity of pop art.
The series moves from an almost
representational presentation of keys as OBJECT to a perception of
SPACE as it exists in the microcosm of the key ring, the key fob and
the definition of the negative space between the individual keys (and
SPACE as we know is infinite). It asks you to see the
extraordinary in the everyday - the graceful arrangement of objects as
they fall where we drop them, the cultural images evoked by a
particular arrangement of shapes and spaces. the demon that cloaks
objects in invisibility as we search frantically for them (something I
have done with my keys for years as I seem unable to find a consistent
place to deposit them).
Does it matter that we don't know immediately what we're looking
at? Once we know, a painting moves from being purely abstract to
partially representational. This series attempts to bridge that
transition.
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For me, "Unlocked" means a number of things. Unlocking the
artistic potential in ordinary objects. Unlocking the tyranny of
styles and genres (pop art plus aboriginal art). Unlocking the
limitless possibilities presented in the utility, shape, form and
colour of one object. Opening the door to joyful exploration and
expansion of space and mind.
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