Hylomorphia (2020-2023)

The title of these works comes from Aristotle’s idea that every physical object is a compound of matter and form. Known as “hylomorphism”, a portmanteau of the Greek words for matter (hulê) and form (eidos or morphê).

The works bring sculptural forms and texture into the painted image and centered around the project of describing the movement and shapes of the forms around us.

Focussing on slow, meditative brushstrokes and undiluted colours, the images emerge from the mottled ground of the painting in pure forms. They invite the viewer to look out beyond the surface of the canvas to the world in which they inhabit reminding us that world is composed of these forms, far more than we care to admit.

As humans we naturally think in logarithmic scales and instinctively understand that there are mathematical principles lying within everything we see. The works bring us back and attempt to rediscover these basic elements of the human mind.

Further Reading:

“Hylomorphism in Aristotle’s Physics’ Sean Kelsey Ancient Philosophy 30 (2010)©Mathesis Publications

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