On one level, I'm interested in how the space dictates the effect visually - how the composition of a given work changes depending on the nature of each wall. But I'm also trying to emphasize less tangible elements: the amount of time it takes to walk the gallery's perimeter; how one's physical distance affects his or her sense of the overall composition; how the size of the space creates a sense of visual rhythm. It's really a matter of seeing how much structure is necessary to impose for those things to become apparent.
What I think confuses things is when people approach painting as an inherently expressive or personal medium. We still tend to have this expectation … - Landon Metz
What I think confuses things is when people approach painting as an inherently expressive or personal medium. We still tend to have this expectation …
- Landon Metz
On one level, I'm interested in how the space dictates the effect visually - how the composition of a given work changes depending on the nature of e… - Landon Metz
On one level, I'm interested in how the space dictates the effect visually - how the composition of a given work changes depending on the nature of e…
I feel it's important, in presenting a work of art, that everything ends up serving a purpose. There are all these variables involved - large and sma… - Landon Metz
I feel it's important, in presenting a work of art, that everything ends up serving a purpose. There are all these variables involved - large and sma…
I don't feel like my work is impersonal - it is, in many ways, a reflection upon me - but that's ultimately not the point. I'd rather each piece be s… - Landon Metz
I don't feel like my work is impersonal - it is, in many ways, a reflection upon me - but that's ultimately not the point. I'd rather each piece be s…
None of the more apparently expressive elements involved in my work - color, form, application, and so on - are important or instructive in themselve… - Landon Metz
None of the more apparently expressive elements involved in my work - color, form, application, and so on - are important or instructive in themselve…
The ideas of non-duality and mindfulness that I address in my works are things I try to practice in my daily life. Both in and outside of the studio,… - Landon Metz
The ideas of non-duality and mindfulness that I address in my works are things I try to practice in my daily life. Both in and outside of the studio,…
I don't consider myself a painter. I think of myself more as an artist who uses paintings rather than simply makes them. Especially with my latest pi… - Landon Metz
I don't consider myself a painter. I think of myself more as an artist who uses paintings rather than simply makes them. Especially with my latest pi…
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