“The Idea of Order” 2018, 297mm x 420mm (11.7” x 16.5”) limited edition of 10 glicée prints, using the BBC b archival grade pigment inks on premium paper and signed on the back. €200 excluding shipping. This print is available under the #artistsupportpledge The title has its genesis in conversations I had with the critic Mel Gooding as he prepared the catalogue essay for my exhibition at the Stephen Lacey gallery in London. The discussion centered on the idea that abstraction is inherently actual experience, as opposed to the reported experience of figuration. Mel, made the connection to Wallace Stevens’ poem “The Idea of Order at Key West” and that is why I used the title. (you can find the essay here: www.nickgammon.net/oceansandharmonics.html) But the idea of order delivering actual experience is attributable to Piet Mondrian, and now I live in Mondrian’s country. My partner @patricia_paludanus told me a story of how Mondrian, despite having made the most stunning paintings of trees, hated trees. So much so, he would position himself in any room to avoid seeing them. De Stijl changed the way contemporary world looks, not least through its influence on Le Corbusier and the Netherlands is a particularly geometric country. So now, when I see the shadow of a tree on an interesting piece of geometry I like the tension between the orderliness of the building and the chaos of the trees. And of course when I take a picture, then I am reporting. About the #artistsupportpledge In an attempt to help alleviate some of the economic stresses facing artists following CV19 @matthewburrowsstudio has instigated the #artistsupportpledge The concept is a simple one. You post images of your work to sell for no more than €200 each (not including shipping.) Anyone can then buy the work. Every time you reach €1000 of sales you pledge to buy another artist's work for €200. #supportartists #buyartfromlivingartists #supporttheindependents #supportthearts #quarantine #onlineartsales #onlineart #artinquarantine #onlineexhibition #youngcollectors #youngcollectorscircle #artcollection #minamalism #artphotography #fineartphotography #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #a https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5NNMoJ2JT/?igshid=rr24fzgrsbkk
