Photo Based Painting
Title: Imaginary Petrichor
Size: 30.5 by 30.5 cm
Medium: Water soluble oil paint
Completion: October 2020
Size: 30.5 by 30.5 cm
Medium: Water soluble oil paint
Completion: October 2020
Exhibition Text:
Imaginary Petrichor is an oil painting of a section of the photo Path to Nowhere. It is meant to convey juxtaposing serenity and movement, as well as an underlying theme of instability. A light rain is depicted in the piece, blurring the lines into soft edges and giving a sense of calm, while the very saturated and limited palette and streaks of bright colors imbue feelings of excitement. However, the blue fog in the bottom of the painting imbues a feeling of dread as the edges blur together.