vein

some 2009 paintings revisited

resistance is futile

a line can imply either movement or a barrier, which is a stoppage. a crack is an effect of movement that breaks the uniformity of a material. i always believed that for something to move, it must do so in resistance to some other force. from this perspective, i saw the air not as an absence of material but (among other things) a physical vehicle for the growth of branches.

a screen of branches evokes a desire to push through.

if an obstacle is interfering with the direction of movement, then it is important to face this obstacle. Both the pushing through or a turning away will have value.