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Artist Statement:
When I head into the studio
each morning to paint, I am
never certain what I am going
to do, and I am grateful it
rarely goes as I expect. The
days and years have been full
of surprises.
The meanings I find in life
evolve from my actions, from
me living my life. I am not
trying to adapt myself to a
set of rules or a particular
philosophy and I approach my
paintings in the same way.
Each is a survivor of its own
odyssey, which gives it a
unique history. The scale
gives me the space I need to
create a record of the changes
I make through time, and it
helps generate the feeling
that the painting extends
beyond the image, outside of
my peripheral vision and
imagination. Each work has its
layers of archaeological
depths both in its imagery and
physically through accreting
layers of paint. As part of my
process it is common to add
and subtract by painting over
previous layers of paint. Some
information gets covered and
lost, while some remains,
arriving at a somewhat
mysterious present state. I do
believe in originality in art,
and art as true knowledge. I
do...
Further Information
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Doug Argue:
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Please see http://www.dougargue.com
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