Structure and Chaos:
Non-objective Realism
Art critic Donald Kuspit states that, "there is no such thing as passive vision..only active envisioning, that is, the creative construction of a vision from a certain perceptual perspective."
"Kandinsky's Point"; 2015; 48" X 48"; acrylic on board
The engineering and building of the Structure and the painting of the Chaos are executed separately, each without consideration of the other. This Structure or physical surface on which the painting is created, contains many layers and combinations of different spatial divisions using the Phi ratio in its almost unlimited interactions within itself and the square. The mathematics of it actually plays a very minor role. I work with the ratio "mechanically" with a simple hand-held calculator, architect's rule, and paper and pencil; visually and intuitively on a subjective aesthetic level.
In the case of Realism, "illusionism" is defined as the use of techniques such as foreshortening to produce the perception of reality in visual art. The assumption being that this "illusion of reality" would depict a material image, an object or space if you will, that is found in the real world of our experiences. For what I call Chaos, illusionism is employed by way of Process that includes intuition, simultaneous-receptivity, and a lack of intent on my part, at least as much as I can; as such, representing the human unconscious; in nature, the element of chance occurrence.