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24"h x 24"w x 1.5"d
Acrylic and Mixed media on canvas, painted sides - does not need framing.
Signed "Swink" on lower right, varnished and ready to hang.
Acrylic and Mixed media on canvas, painted sides - does not need framing.
Signed "Swink" on lower right, varnished and ready to hang.
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist?
It should depend on the artist. Many artists create from direct personal experience and in this case, you can't separate art from artist. Some artists insist that you do separate them from their art, which can be hard for the audience to understand since so much art comes from what they internalize.
"This painting was one of those pieces that became an exercise in destruction and creation, it took me through a series of changes and movements that for me was difficult to solve and take the piece to the point where I was comfortable with its composition. To no avail, I worked on this piece and finally I put it down for the better part of two years, maybe more. It needed to sit away from me - and out of my sight because I couldn't pull it into a place where it spoke. I abandoned it - for a very long time..."
Consuming Fire, Original work, detail view. ©2019, Laura Swink
...then when I took it from its storage space one day I was surprised at what I saw. I remembered it well enough but a set of fresh eyes gave me real insight about this piece. I loved it like it should have been when I turned it around and placed it in storage. This is the point at where I saw the fire on the left side had consumed the subject - whatever it had been - and the burnt ground now made the image complete.
Flat view, top down, detail. ©2019 LSFA
Taking the time to just study the image for a while I was reminded of Deuteronomy 4:24 "Understand, therefore, this day, that the LORD thy God is He which goeth over before thee: as a consuming fire..."
As I thought about the truth of this verse, and how it had applied to my life over the last year or so - I saw the truth of the name "Consuming Fire" in the painting before me. How appropriate, I made a few very minor changes to the piece and tagged it with the name on the back. Now here it is, one of my favorite works and one of the best examples of why this artist cannot be separated from her work.
As I thought about the truth of this verse, and how it had applied to my life over the last year or so - I saw the truth of the name "Consuming Fire" in the painting before me. How appropriate, I made a few very minor changes to the piece and tagged it with the name on the back. Now here it is, one of my favorite works and one of the best examples of why this artist cannot be separated from her work.
In all my artwork I find it necessary to complete the sides of a painting as an extension of the image. Many don't do this as it is thought that you can so often see the process from the sides of the painting. Some like it this way, I prefer to pick over the small details and paint the sides. It's a much neater and more finished appearance for the painting. Installed is the hardware that allows it to hang - heavy duty d-rings with picker wire on the back.
Original abstract painting
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