“Pink Monument Abstract”+ “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame”

“Pink Monument Abstract” [29th March 2024 @ 1948hrs] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic and red wine abstract art painting on A3 300g mixed media paper, 4197 x 3000 pixels.

I haven’t experimented enough with feminine associated colours. “Pink Monument Abstract” is much palette knife work with a high quality soft-looking (on the canvas) gold paint. I added seismic/sound waves to the top for personal authenticity in my work.

Did it look like a series of ‘M’s also.. yes? Oh goodie.

Wavy palette lines art delicious I think. The central monument idea could be ark-like; burial/archaeological site in reference; haystack/field orientated; trinket box; ancient Egyptian or even alien symbology.

Or something else you personally like. My monument artwork series is all about imagination.

On that evening I made “Pink Monument Abstract” first, “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” next and then “Green Scratchpad” lastly with the remaining mixed green paint I produced.

“Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” [29th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic abstract art painting on A3 300g mixed media paper, 3000 x 2136 pixels (low-res image only for online publishing)

With “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” I repurposed an A3 paint marked paper canvas in true abstract style. You can clearly see my palette knife lines here in the green. Rarely do I show these lines so obviously, as for some it might be considered not quite so sophisticated?

Here I felt they were and are beautiful untouched with a rawness. The high quality gold shines without any further painting or material complications.

To be honest I am delighted with these results including “Green Scratchpad”, the latter to be published to my WordPress in due time.

One of the many things I love about art is the intellectual idea we all pretty much understand when something is arty. Even if you personally prefer realism or impressionist works greater than abstraction.

A big cat playing with its cubs.

The bear cub reaching out to touch falling snow.

I guess art in this way is a playfulness.

As a little bonus for dear Readers I am including two unedited works in progress for you here:

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile WIP UNEDITED” [27th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic painting on 24cm x 24cm canvas board, 3636 x 3605 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile WIP UNEDITED” is a raw photo for evaluation by me.

Would you have changed the tile into this?

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile” [27th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic fine art painting on 24cm x 24cm canvas board, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

If not perhaps you will change your mind if you see my artwork in orchestrated light rather than a photograph I produced in a homogenous way. The central gold palette work is unchanged between both photographs you see here.

Seeing artworks in gallery or museum settings is a joy for that very reason.

“Pink Monument Abstract WIP UNEDITED with wet red wine”

Prior to “Pink Monument Abstract WIP UNEDITED with wet red wine” (immediately above) the piece looked far too perfect for my liking. All the pink was uniform across the piece.

I ended up tonking this piece as the red wine would take hours to dry into the paper canvas. However the effect is exactly as I envisaged. Interesting. I carefully tablespooned the red wine onto the piece!

I wanted contrast. I wanted light to dark and dark to light.

I want words. Lots of words, beautiful words. Make some noise. Set the stage. Open to hold the attention of the audience from start to finish.

If you look at the original, for me it looks like a stage where a spotlight is shining. This is what I noticed the other day viewing Monument Totem Abstract. For those knowing my intricate themes, the totem idea is interconnected to The Runners Totem.

Oh yes. I do themes. Layers. It fun.

Therefore I was artistically inspired by the totem sculpture at my local lake. Albeit these works are subconsciously produced, spontaneous individual original pieces.

In the manner Basquiat produced pieces at times.

By the things we see around us.

Movies annnnnd Action!

Hope you enjoyed this article :]

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Monument Totem Abstract

“Monument Totem Abstract – Four Paintings” [31st March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic abstract art painting on A3 300g mixed media paper, 1326 x 3000 pixels (Original background effect, previously squared for Instagram).

A fun project featuring “Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile” (top of totem), “Rectangular Monument Abstract [Blue/Gold]” (second top), “Pink Monument Abstract” (third from top) and “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” (base of totem).

Please note the latter is not actually purple. It has a green/blue background with gold rectangular frame without a monument at the centre. So named since I mixed blue and red for purple and got green. I made two paintings* with that mix the same evening.

I realised the four paintings would compliment each other in a totem monument after I made “Pink Monument Abstract” and “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame”.

A completely spontaneous work of art whereby I arranged works on the garden pavement floor to decide upon the best arrangement for the totem.

Here is the originating cropped photograph prior to my editing:

“Monument Totem Abstract – Four Paintings on Stone” [30th March 2024 at 1240hrs] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist prior to editing.

My dream art idea here would be to make the Totem into a four sided standing Totem with a painted steel or aluminium pole base. The head would feature different colours of the gold (see versions below). So too with the three rectangular pieces.. different colour versions (as yet produced I might add).

The sculpture could be oil paint printed onto aluminium or copper. Oh gosh, copper would be a total dream artwork for anyone understanding my idea here.

What height would we make it?

Several feet at least I hope.

Next we have the ‘head’ of the Totem:

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile” [27th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, acrylic fine art painting on 24cm x 24cm canvas board, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile” shown immediately above was made in one draft immediately after I began “Rectangular Monument Abstract – Painting” [the latter its first draft prior to the dappling effect].

The grey painted square within the green was added to balance the piece. I felt the green was just a little too harsh within the gold. I became immensely focused whilst painting the (finely mixed) opaque grey, enjoying its balancing effect upon the tile.

A eureka sort of experience.

I made a variety of super delicious digital versions I am sharing with you here:

“Gold Squared Green/Gold BLUE Tile” [28th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, Digital Art, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

The beauty of digital works like “Gold Squared Green/Gold BLUE Tile” is that at some time I can make a Pop Art Poster collage version to compliment the various hues :]

“Gold Squared Green/Gold RED Tile” [28th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, Digital Art, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold RED Tile” is bold and bright.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold MONOCHROME Tile” [28th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, Digital Art, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold MONOCHROME Tile” is quite understated for one of my monochrome works. For me this makes it somewhat unique.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold GREEN Tile” [28th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, Digital Art, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold GREEN Tile” continues to show the palette knife work at the centre.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold ORANGE Tile” [28th March 2024] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, Digital Art, 3558 x 3649 pixels.

“Gold Squared Green/Gold ORANGE Tile” is such a lovely colouration I think. I made them in order as follows: Monochrome, Blue, Orange, Red and Green. Interestingly I had tried two digital versions from the original gold tile before returning to make these ones I am very happy with!

Quality really is everything to me as an artist.

Actually I haven’t fully photographed “Pink Monument Abstract” or “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” outdoors individually yet due to very rainy days. There were other technical reasons too. Flatness of canvas paper! The paintwork was quite heavy so I needed to remedy this too.

Looking forward to photographing these Rectangles so you can see ultra close up details. Although peering at the Totem just now, even I can see new things in the piece I hadn’t realised before. I will share what I see in a later blog article for you. It will also be interesting if anyone else thought the same.

By the way whilst I’m thinking and writing I can let you know a wonderful thing about “Cyan Palette Nebulae” (yet to be published on my WordPress although you can view this on my Instagram)..

.. it has a face! I didn’t notice this until four days after, whilst (self) admiringly looking at the piece. I literally laughed wondering how I had not noticed this earlier lol.

A similar pure chance happened with “Gold & Blue Abstract after Rothko”! Again, more about this when I write the article for that piece. I made miniature abstracts so quickly I am catching up with my blog writing waiting for less rainy days.

Hope you have enjoyed this article.

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