What’s in a name?
The paintings always come first and the names arrive shortly afterwards. Giving a suitable name to a painting, especially an abstract, is very important. It gives weight, context and authority.
It can be difficult though and is a similar problem that instrumental musicians can have when naming music tracks with no vocals (the ones I’ve spoken to anyway).
However, I have broken with that tradition and done things the opposite way round on this occasion. I had the name for a long time before I painted – even before Jean-Michel Jarre named a track on his album Equinoxe Infinity with the same title!
The name shaped the painting. That rarely happens.
All I ever kept thinking about when I committed to painting this was the HAL9000 computer in 2001: A Space Oddysey. Worth a read if you don’t know what I’m referring to.
Versatility
The colour palette is so adaptable it’s untrue. Neutral schemes will love it because it’s a quick splash of colour and the statement you need to bring your newly renovated space alive.
It’s happy with grey as much as silver and gold and if you want to theme a space then bring in accents of orange, red, purple, lilac, pink and charcoal greys.
It isn’t too big either so there’s probably a wall in everyone’s house that could take it – it’s rich, vibrant, dimensional and beautifully executed. I seriously want to take it home for myself.