PAINTING THE 6 LAYERS AS INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS

The Contemplative Man

The Spiritual Man

The artist, a surgeon, selects Anatomy and the Human Body as the interweaving mosaic.

The artist devises a system of depiction: painting by body systems on plexiglass sheets. Muscular, skeletal, organic, circulatory body systems are painted on separate surfaces. The front and back of each plexiglass are painted sparingly but sufficiently to impart the form of the figure by relying on the viewer to complete the image cognitively.

When the layers are seen superimposed and separated by intervening space, the viewer experiences depth and texture.

Depending on the various combinations of superimposition, separation, juxtaposition, and composition, different images are formed for viewing. The plexiglass sheets are also reversible, allowing a different view from the other side. The transparent plexiglass sheets allow a suspension in space and blending with the glass façade.

The modularity allows for interchange of plexiglass sheets between one work and another. The artist intends for the composition of these two imageries as a single installation that can be experienced navigationally.