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CONSCIOUS
59.5 x 78 cm Oil on board Conscious reveals Whaley's interest in the narrative and development of human consciousness. The interplay between the naturalistic background, the gestural slash across the face of the painting, and the strands spilling from the centre symbolise this emergence – all parts carrying the weight of both ancient and contemporary artistic traditions. |
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ARDOUR
55 x 45 cm Screen print and oil on canvas Ardour is an expression of the passion required to give birth to fresh creativity. The elements of the painting - fine lines and grid, smoky ultramarine glazes, and heightened rose all evoke aspects hinted in the title. |
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INTERWEAVE
55 x 45 cm Screenprint and oil on canvas Interweave Interweave evolved through an intuitive undirected drawing process. Inspired by a piece of delicate fabric the elements of the drawing came together as if a delicately woven collar. The creative impulse often produces an unexpected result. . |
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UNKNOWING 2
121 x 101cm Oil on board The Cloud of Unknowing paintings have been inspired by The Cloud of Unknowing, a 14th Century anonymous English manuscript on the practice of contemplation. In Unknowing 2 the pendulous forms tumble down, overlapping and suspended. The forms visually connect and draw the eye to the centre by the use of delicate glazes. |
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UNKNOWING 5
120 x 100 cm Oil on canvas Unkowing 5 can be read in a solely abstract way, yet organic and figurative elements are hinted at. The painting orchestrates a range of possible encounters where the viewer is invited to respond with his or her own thought experience. |
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UNKNOWING 6
120 x 100 cm Oil on canvas In Unknowing 6 the form on the left dances in the midst of floating bands of colour in comparison to the more formal self contained on the right. The artwork’s tranquil meditative quality becomes a visual metaphor for the inner spaces of the imagination. |
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IMMANET 1
121.7 x 61cm Oil on canvas Immanet (‘immanence – to remain within’) is a way of seeing life as a marvel, inspired by the sensuality of the natural world. A fleeting moment of ‘being’ inspires inner reflection, drawing the viewer into contemplation. |
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CALDERA
100 x 120 cm Oil on canvas In Caldera the painting's motif is in response to perceived immanence within landscape. Drawn from the artist's practice of undirected drawing, Caldera expresses dynamic energy - the forms suspended like exploding debris at play in outer volcanic landscape. |