Over the past four years, I have been intentionally following tangents in order to chart out how ideas develop, diverge and reconnect. This has involved testing many different styles, mapping out how they relate to one another, and inventing fictional storylines for the styles that emerge.
 
My process has been to work on a small body of paintings until a tangent occurs. This could be a simple variation, such as changing the colour pallet, the type of subject matter, or the marks being used. If the tangent merits further exploration, I will move that idea into its own space (using temporary walls) and explore the new idea separately, but alongside, the original. As ideas develop, the spaces are moved around, fictional personas are invented to go with the styles, and new ideas are explored.
 
My exhibition at Gallery Page and Strange presents parts of this project in a gallery setting for the first time. The selection includes partial threads from the most recent explorations. Over the past few months I have been weaving loose threads from other styles back into the current mode. The result is a collapsing of personas in an investigation into the natures of creativity, authorship and mediation.

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