Diary of a Painting . ‘TQID’
This recent TQID series of paintings was a development from some original sequential drawings from the 1980s during the degree course at Goldsmiths College in London. The thinking behind these works then involved a process of studying the physical properties and material characteristics of analogue film . Its function as a form of communication,its potential for monumentality and its versatility are remarkable for something emanating from a seemingly mundane and purely mechanical source.
The lozenge shapes found in the series have been adapted from earlier single line paintings which later morphed from two dimensional painting back into several animated films, a sort of ‘full circle’ In its static form, the work is composed of a series of marks that are arranged numerically with a coded sequence which create rotations and curves which pulse on the picture plane. A typical sequence could be a ‘prepared’ Fibonacci for example which will often incorporate a deliberate intervention.
Music, Youtube videos played when working on or thinking about a piece of work in the small studio can vary widely, so we play a lot of ambient, mediaeval plainchant and Baroque organ music. Early punk music with bands like Wire who still produce brilliant music now and lots of early experimental German music like Faust. The mechanical taping and painting of the work is carried out in the large studio at Deptford and is always done in silence until the working day is over them we play music in the small studio and get back to planning new work.
After the preparation of the works surface, in this instance Jacksons deal boards, the drawing and taping and general preparation, we mix the first colour grey. Mars black, titanium white and bismuth vanadate yellow.
Grey music.
Thomas Leer and Robert Rental – The Bridge.
Human League – Reproduction also the Dignity of Labour 12” single.
Tuxedo moon – Half Mute.
Then various Youtube videos Tuxedo Moon, Chrome, Wire etc. etc. etc.
The next colour is yellow, cadmium yellow (light hue) this was done on a cold day so the paint took a long time to dry.
Yellow music.
Glen Gould
Future Sound of London – Environments (any of them / all of them).
Harmonia – Tracks and Traces and Musik von Harmonia.
Cluster – Cluster 2.
Then various Youtube videos Tuxedo Moon – No Tears, Roxy Music, early Ultravox Brian Eno.etc. etc.
The next colour is light ultramarine blue, another freezing cold day so several short visits to the studio.
Blue music.
Wire – Send.
Tangerine Dream – Phaedra.
Joy Division – Closer.
OMD – singles, Messages, Enola Gay then various 7” singles, Wire etc. etc. etc.
Then the final colour, light violet.
Violet music.
King Crimson – Court of the Crimson King (great to sing along to).
Human League – Dare.
Wire – Red Barked Tree.
Yello – singles Bostich and She’s Got a Gun then various 7” and 12” singles XTC, OMD, David Bowie, etc. etc. etc.
Patrick Morrissey and Hanz Hancock
Patrick Morrissey and Hanz Hancock
