Volte-face

Volte-face is the tile of a diptych the technique of which is integral to my pictorial approach, that of gestural abstraction. Only here, I import markedly lyrical gestures and elements more from optical painting, such as vibration of colour that recall but are not in obeisance to the razzle-and-dazzle of classic op. I do employ coloured bands with the juxtaposition of vibrant and contrasting colours. The two panels are spatially discontinuous but are united by their chromatic fusion to form a single work. The bands on the left generate a planar view while the right yields the effect of a demi-sphere.