Wildflowers: David Laity
Forthcoming exhibition
Overview
David Laity
Unknown Lovers (Polytych), 2022 - 2023
Oil on Hessian on Board
12 x 100 x 113 cm, 200 x 678 cm (Overall)
Your howling at the moonYour wild-flower eyesYour imperfect…perfection
Your howling at the moon
Your wild-flower eyes
Your imperfect…perfection
Artist’s have long painted that which they love and admire…that which inspires them to create.
Obviously I’m personally inspired by the evocative beauty of the female form.
“Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing” … Marc Chagall
I paint the same emotion…the same connection…the same love that’s inspired a thousand and one love songs…that will inspire a thousand and one more.
My paintings always depict two lovers…one seen…the other unseen.
Our point of view as spectator is that of the unseen lover.
This intimate perspective is disconcerting for some…making them somewhat uncomfortable on viewing…and more often than not…a little bit angry !
“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are” … Anais Nin
Those that relate…relate.
Those that don’t…don’t.
Such is art.
Such is life.
The women l exhibit aren’t demure…they allow themselves to be seen…they are not shamed by their unique sexuality…they are courageous and confident as to themselves.
I paint on rough bag hessian…which l especially love as it evokes the Japanese art of Wabi-sabi…ie…the discovery of beauty in imperfection.
Obviously my art is not for everyone…which is a good thing…nobody wants to look at art for everyone !
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