McClain

Percy

I am drawn to art that resists exact definitions. My current work explores points of transition between our natural world and the manmade structures and strictures we inflict upon it. Juxtaposition between how things occur inherently and the unnatural ways we chose to see, enact, and define it interests me considerably. Using watermedia techniques applied in numerous transparent layers, my paintings start as a base alive with vibrant colors flowing in complex organic shapes. Subsequent layers are negative painted in an unnaturally white, blanketing veneer to impose artificial order atop chaotic color. The resulting interstitial spaces can be foregrounded or backgrounded, inviting the viewer into a visual conversation while resisting exact definition.

My paintings are thoughts and questions brought to tangible reality; I am driven by curiosity to see unique perspectives that can become overlaid by standardizing definitions. For the past decade, my work focused on creating art in an academic context, using visuality as means to explore thorny social and cultural issues. The resulting artworks and writings have been published and performed at conferences and galleries in America, Europe, and Australia. Recently I relocated to the USA after living overseas for many years and now paint from my dedicated studio in North Carolina.

Watercolor/Gouache, Acrylic

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