Staccato
Andrew Denman
30 x 30" Acrylic on Cradled Board
2014
Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Artist's comment: "The large, repeated silhouette of the foreground bird speaks to my current interest in both pattern and repetition. The improvisational treatment of the birds in flight and the Jackson Pollock-like splatters create a sense of movement, a difficult task within a square format that usually would lend itself more to a static image than a narrative. The deliberately awkward (dare I say “Degas-esque”?) cropping of the female bird in flight contributes to this sense of sudden motion. The careful balance of positive and negative space, much like the actual birds’ song in flight, takes on a musical quality that gives the painting its title, Staccato. |
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