2020 - acrylic on canvas - 122cm x 106cm (oval)
Behind every work in the Puzzling Stories series is an act of destruction and renewal.
The artist completes a painting on an unstretched canvas, deconstructs it by painstakingly cutting it into strips then puts it back together like a puzzle. The original order and shape is altered through a mix of intended and unpredictable circumstances. A large rectangular painting may be transformed into anything from a square triptych to a set of small circles with always part of the original storyline hidden behind overlapping strips of painting.
What you see is a series of stories of lives transfigured by transformative experiences with only hints as to how much more distinct yet complex, fragile yet sturdy, intelligible yet intriguing they have become over time.
2013 - acrylic on canvas - 40" x 64" - 102 x 163 cm
2013 - acrylic on canvas - two 37" x 37" panels - two 95 x 95 cm panels
2007 - acrylic on canvas - three 55” x 33” or 140 x 84 cm panels
2007 - acrylic on canvas - 55" x 55" - 140 x 140 cm
2005 - acrylic on canvas - 47" x 71" - 120 x 180 cm
2008 - acrylic on canvas - three 20” x 20” or 50,5 x 50,5 cm panels
2013 - acrylic on canvas - three 50" x 32" or 127 x 81cm panels
2008 - acrylic on canvas - nine 30cm diameter panels
Can be displayed as shown, in a square formation, or as a column or row of nine circles
2012 - acrylic on canvas - 55" x 55" - 137 x 137 cm
2013 - acrylic on canvas - 20” x 20” - 50,5 x 50,5 cm
2007 - acrylic on canvas - 54" x 54" - 137 x 137 cm
2007 - acrylic on canvas - 36” x 72” - 61 x 213cm
2005 - acrylic on canvas - 36" x 64" - 91 x 163 cm
2005 - acrylic on canvas - 36" x 88" - 91 x 223 cm
2013 - acrylic on canvas - 40" x 40" - 102 x 102cm