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JOHN DEMPCY

  • 2018
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Butterfly Effect (detail)

Butterfly Effect (detail)

2017

These paintings are framed on a grid of incised lines or a foundation of shapes that I can build upon. I paint and scumble and scratch the surface and then sand it all back leaving trace remnants of the work done before. Over the top I work again playing off the marks until the painting is realized. When I paint I’m looking for movement through space, references to time and dimension, and relationships between elements. Color plays a structural role in my paintings and mark-making offers subtle discoveries upon close viewing.

With this new work I continue my interest in digging down into the underlying features that define the unfolding processes of life. Referencing microbiology, genetics, and quantum physics I explore notions of time and space, symbiotic relationships that define organic processes, and changing states and connections that point to a malleable and evolving system. I see a parallel in the micro and macro universe that drives our human interactions and social systems.

 
Indigolution
Indigolution
Indolution
Indolution
Awakening
Awakening
Dot Wave
Dot Wave
Earth Whispers
Earth Whispers
Wall Ball
Wall Ball
Electrolight
Electrolight
State Mint
State Mint
Butterfly Effect
Butterfly Effect
Redshift
Redshift
Mixed Signals
Mixed Signals
Cooking with Gas
Cooking with Gas
Blue in Orange
Blue in Orange
Summer Indigo
Summer Indigo
Sea of Holes
Sea of Holes
Chains Bond
Chains Bond
Turning Orange
Turning Orange
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall

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