Sinéad Rice
About
Born West Ireland, 1975.
“Things are abstract in the non-visible, the transcendental goal of every path or journey. Individuals and phenomena dissolve through their own immediate existence.” (Massimo Cacciari)
These monochromatic painted surfaces are built up through intense layering of oil paint over time to create a sense of disintegration, irregularity and imperfection.
These layers relate to the way in which layers are built up and worn down through the natural processes of time.
This process also helps to create a sense of “Yugen” an Asian concept which means inexpressible depth or invisible beauty. This idea explores fleeting moments of awareness and sudden realisations of the transient nature of life which happen in the experience of “true reality”.
This work arises from the study of Japanese aesthetic philosophy combined with research into of the place of spirituality in contemporary postmodern society and its influence on monochromatic painting.
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