"Thinking Outside The Self"
"Thinking Outside the Self"
36" x 48" (92 x 122 cm)
Oil on wood panel
Many of my paintings convey a lighthearted and even a whimsical tone. However, in this piece I applied my interest in geometric design in the austerity of straight lines and hard angles. In this painting you will see the yellow outline of a box that has been opened. Behind the yellow lines is a geometric pattern, which for me conveys an ever-present background of harmony and balance. There is the saying "Thinking outside the box”, which was originally used by motivational speakers in the 1970s to inspire workshop attendees to think in unconventional ways. However, I am using that old cliche in a new way. I am saying that obsession with self-identity is the new box that we need to evolve out of. And from outside the limitations of that box, thinking in new and original ways becomes possible.
36" x 48" (92 x 122 cm)
Oil on wood panel
Many of my paintings convey a lighthearted and even a whimsical tone. However, in this piece I applied my interest in geometric design in the austerity of straight lines and hard angles. In this painting you will see the yellow outline of a box that has been opened. Behind the yellow lines is a geometric pattern, which for me conveys an ever-present background of harmony and balance. There is the saying "Thinking outside the box”, which was originally used by motivational speakers in the 1970s to inspire workshop attendees to think in unconventional ways. However, I am using that old cliche in a new way. I am saying that obsession with self-identity is the new box that we need to evolve out of. And from outside the limitations of that box, thinking in new and original ways becomes possible.
