Mechanisms of memories: improvisational brush strokes in painting
I am particularly interested by the way that memories appear and disappear. Memories are like uncontrollable, living creatures, appearing suddenly one day and then disappearing another, however hard one may try to catch them. After reflecting upon mechanism of memory, I’ve decided that I would like to portray this mechanism in my work.
For me, memory is like an enormous flow of energy because they are never created by the independent actions of individuals alone, but always through communication and meetings between individuals and other things, including other people, manufactured items and natural objects.
I think that the memories that human beings create are comparable to the flow of life- energy that proves they are alive. Memory is a mixture of the past and the present, because we recall our past experiences in the present time. Therefore, memories are constantly changing and are saturated and reborn in the present. Through a constant stream of communication between the past and the present, we can prove that we are alive. Furthermore, experiencing the flow of memories, we can conjure diverse emotions and reactions throughout our entire lives.
To express these aspects of memory, I am making paintings that are filled with some rhythmical brush strokes that are created by erasing the painting’s surface. The first step in my process is to cover the whole pictorial space with very thick layer of oil paint. Then, I erase and carve the undried oil painting’s surface with brushes to create diverse effects made through the use of oil paintings such as smudges and cracks. This process is entirely different with the traditional techniques of oil paintings made by adding the layers of oil paintings on the surface of the canvas. The reason I chose this unique way of practice is to create improvisational, unplanned, and rhythmical effects in my paintings to give them a likeness to the flow and energy (i.e., the mechanisms) of memories.
I am particularly interested by the way that memories appear and disappear. Memories are like uncontrollable, living creatures, appearing suddenly one day and then disappearing another, however hard one may try to catch them. After reflecting upon mechanism of memory, I’ve decided that I would like to portray this mechanism in my work.
For me, memory is like an enormous flow of energy because they are never created by the independent actions of individuals alone, but always through communication and meetings between individuals and other things, including other people, manufactured items and natural objects.
I think that the memories that human beings create are comparable to the flow of life- energy that proves they are alive. Memory is a mixture of the past and the present, because we recall our past experiences in the present time. Therefore, memories are constantly changing and are saturated and reborn in the present. Through a constant stream of communication between the past and the present, we can prove that we are alive. Furthermore, experiencing the flow of memories, we can conjure diverse emotions and reactions throughout our entire lives.
To express these aspects of memory, I am making paintings that are filled with some rhythmical brush strokes that are created by erasing the painting’s surface. The first step in my process is to cover the whole pictorial space with very thick layer of oil paint. Then, I erase and carve the undried oil painting’s surface with brushes to create diverse effects made through the use of oil paintings such as smudges and cracks. This process is entirely different with the traditional techniques of oil paintings made by adding the layers of oil paintings on the surface of the canvas. The reason I chose this unique way of practice is to create improvisational, unplanned, and rhythmical effects in my paintings to give them a likeness to the flow and energy (i.e., the mechanisms) of memories.
