KEVIN GHIGLIONE

I build on contrasts and balances. Opposing colours. Darks vs. lights. Thin balances thick. The two-dimensional surfaces of the painting are attacked with a combination of additive and subtractive processes. The painting is finalized when all the opposing elements co-exist in the picture plane. The painting process is 'automatic'. There is no pre-defined direction established. There is no pre-established statement to trumpet. The materials and the art-making method remain the constants. The artwork is the sum of the adventure explored and revealed. Encaustic is wonderfully messy. The medium is quick and the application can be hasty. Even though, every stroke is contemplated as a reactionary move to the one before. The layering and subsequent revealing suggest the past and present. The detail of scraping reveals the patina of something 'made by hand'. The medium is related to construction, a building of layers and dimension. The two-dimensional artwork often can embody three-dimensional sculptural elements.