Art is a reflection of its surrounding culture, and our modern society is encapsulated by the sheen of gadgets, the black mirror of our computer screens. The paintings in this series utilise metallics because metallics reflect everything surrounding them and deflect any allusions to the artist’s interior thought processes. The resulting effect is a work of art that will be physically different for every person looking at it.

There are no “laws of beauty” involved. One is prompted to think about the nature of art, of looking at art, of humanity, of our times, of ourselves. We owe every work of art as much thoughtful and empathic attention as we can afford to give it. Hasty dismissal deprives us of aesthetic experiences.The immense reflective surfaces are like our minds, in the sense that the mind observes the universe, and models it. We approach art not for worship, but for catharsis; not to see something else, but to see ourselves.

These paintings return to us the world as visualised by our childlike selves: mutable, sparking with potential, fluid in form.