Wednesday 3 April 2013

Deny Watkins and his colors

Deny Watkins

Meet science, 2012, 120*120cm, acrylic on lines

He is a New Zealand artist who had an amazing show last year in Auckland art gallery, there is a description of that show:

" It's no coincidence that the work invokes a swathe of literary and cultural reference; eight of these works are accompanied by small prints of book covers, which punctuate or syncopate an otherwise fairly staid install. With the placing of the prints, Watkins deliberately engages a reading content through the lens of literature. The counter-cultural references are splashed about as liberally as the washes of paint."

                   Trabolite, 2012, 30*30cm, acrylic on canvas

In his works, those beautiful beautiful colors really attracted me, I like  the comparison between steady and varied, black and colorful etc. its a good way to learn form him, also the change of color's tones is very obvious, the drop shadows and two to break up the otherwise flat non-perspective, sharp line against irregular contours etc.
                       
                       Marlin,85*85cm,oil on canvas

Earth house hold,2012,120*120cm,acrylic on lines

      Colletus,2011,150*90cm,acrylic on lines


         Liberty cap,2011,150*90cm,acrylic on lines



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