One day, I was riding my bike down an alley off of 4th Ave in Tucson and I came across what looked like it had been a recent car-port explosion. There were 2 burnt vehicles and a trailer, all of which had been destroyed along with the collapsed cinders of the car-port structure. I photographed it and made this series of oil paintings.
This series of 3 paintings is a good example of how many times art is a kind of feedback loop of ideas and the world that those ideas are about.
Here is what I mean:
I saw the burnt vehicles and I was inspired by the destruction, the peeling, discolored paint and the textures of heated metal. I photographed what I saw, what inspired me. Then I painted the first version (#1), paying close attention to the shapes and textures that I liked. Next, I put away the photos and painted #2 from looking at the first painting, allowing the shape of the vehicle to conform to the satellite dish. Finally, I painted #3 from looking at the finished satellite dish painting, putting the newly resulting shape back in it's original background.
The process of feedback intersts me. This is the way that thoughts and ideas can build, one piece informing the next. A concept could continue to change and build on earlier states but there is no clear rule to say when it is actually done.
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