This is an
outline for my current body of work
Intent
“So
we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is
unseen. For what is seen in temporary, but what
is unseen is eternal” (2Corinthians 4:18-19).
This is the struggle and constant endeavor of my
work. It hopes in the answers to questions posed
by the human condition.
A.
Answers often come in the presence of question.
1.
Questioning in my work comes through the form of
labor.
2.
The labor should allude to a long suffering and
sincere search for answers that the viewer may
appreciate through awe and wonder.
B.
The “unseen” is visualized by illuminating its
physical attributes.
1.
The visual elements allude to what is unseen.
a.
Micro and macro elements point to an unseen in
the physical senses. The presence of these as it
pertains to my work, only needs to stimulate the
sense of awe and wonder, which by definition
cannot be fully grasped.
b.
Fog, snow, mist, and atmospheric perspective
cover what is known to be by leaving to the eye
an element’s incomplete condition.
2.
Symbolism allows the “unseen” to be communicated
through the viewer’s emotion and intellect.
a.
Emotions such as romance, sentiment, and
nostalgia rest in a place not beneath, but
beyond logic. As a paintings perspective of it’s
subject is limited, so our understanding of awe
and the emotions awe inspires also has limits.
C.
Questions posed by the human condition have
answers.
1.
Each human has common needs and desires, placing
us all in one great community.
a.
It is important to bring people together,
recognize need, and search for answers.
Ian Pawluk
June 2010