Wayne Ensrud – Paintings
‘Harmony in Contradictions’
‘Harmony in Contradictions’ is another way of saying harmony through opposites decorative variety, textural differences, dense versus transparent, geometric versus gestural, open versus closed, calm versus active – all of these aspects interwoven to compose a balanced harmonic resolve. The surfaces are lively but the overall effect is calm and composed into a harmonious balance and unity. They are not mere symbols or decorations. My desire is for the paintings to be a bridge to evoke feelings of freedom and transcendence that vibrate refreshing energies.
I combine a complex of spatial ins and outs and variations of speed via high-keyed, energetic layers of color. Ecstatic and light-drenched, my paintings reflect a lyrical impulse and visible joy that are charged with a concentrated reaction to my natural and emotional environments.
My recent paintings are essentially abstract non-object, however, the structured approach remains true to what Oskar Kokoschka revealed to me. The paintings are built up stroke by stroke, layer by layer, until the desired image emerges. My artworks are not so much about definitive results as they are manifestations of process they resolve and evolve.
It is a process that flows like a river which is forever changing on the surface yet always remains the river.
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