Artist Information:
Ian Mclean
Bright's Grove,
Canada
Member Since: Aug 2003
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Artist Statement:
Images of domestic comfort in
my oil paintings are intended
to lure the viewer into
familiar environments either
real or imagined. I am
particularly inspired by
discrepancies between mood and
setting and the use of
decoration as distraction.
The tension that develops in
these environments is often
between aspiration and
reality. This derives, in
part, from a twentieth century
emphasis on consumerism, an
emphasis which seduces by
allying products with
emotional correlatives such as
love, popularity, normalcy,
happiness, tranquility, etc.
The inference which issues
from the tension between
beauty and unrest in my work
is that these universal
attempts to “feel good” by
investing objects with emotion
are ultimately disappointing.
Ornamentation is a quick fix
which proves inadequate to
meet deep needs for
contentment.
Finally, though, it is
awareness of both our desire
for comfort and beauty and our
acknowledgement of the
inadequacy of achieving these
goals on a purely material
plane that chart the way out.
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Ian Mclean's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Ian Mclean's Portfolio.
Images of domestic comfort in my oil paintings are intended to lure the viewer into familiar environments either real or imagined. I am particularly inspired by discrepancies between mood and setting and the use of decoration as distraction.
The tension that develops in these environments is often between aspiration and reality. This derives, in part, from a twentieth century emphasis on consumerism, an emphasis which seduces by allying products with emotional correlatives such as love, popularity, normalcy, happiness, tranquility, etc.
The inference which issues from the tension between beauty and unrest in my work is that these universal attempts to “feel good” by investing objects with emotion are ultimately disappointing. Ornamentation is a quick fix which proves inadequate to meet deep needs for contentment.
Finally, though, it is awareness of both our desire for comfort and beauty and our acknowledgement of the inadequacy of achieving these goals on a purely material plane that chart the way out.
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