The Atomising Portraits

The dot or the circle has been the basis for much of my work, developing into what I called an Aerosol Pointillist style. The logical progression for this work was for the dots to become larger, first as circles and then as spheres as though they were physical forms in space. I began to visualise the spheres as atoms on a quantum level but also as planets on a cosmic scale, linking to the idea of 'as above so below', suggesting that we are all inextricably linked to the processes of the cosmos in some way.

Circles can symbolise timelessness, cyclical movement, and the feminine. It seemed natural to incorporate the female subject to the circle motif in many of these paintings. In some of the early works I experimented with an anaglyphic 3D effect, using a layering of red and cyan colours in the painting so that the viewer could experience a 3D effect for the spheres when wearing 3D glasses.  In other paintings the spheres become more prominent and the subject literally begins to atomise.

In essence these paintings attempt to explore a world of vibrating particles of which we are all connected. 

Jimmy C, 2013