Jon Rowland
Sorrowful City #1 – Per me si va nella cita dolente
This work is part of a series that was stimulated by visits to several ancient cities. It reflects on the juxtaposition of ancient buildings, some several hundred years old, coping with latest technologies. This Bougainville series (a reference to Bidonvilles and Bougainvillea) has lighter tones that belie the solidity of the ancient spaces and illustrates the intrusion of the high-voltage colour of natural interventions.
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Sorrowful City #1 – Per me si va nella cita dolente by Jon Rowland
Acrylic paint, Oil on Canvas
Complete size of unframed work: 100 H x 100 W x 4 D cm (39.37 x 39.37 x 1.57 in)
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Places and SpacesDimensions
100 H x 100 W x 4 D cm (39.37 x 39.37 x 1.57 in)Media
Acrylic, Acrylic paint, Oil Paint on CanvasFor Sale
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Places and Spaces
A number of locations have influenced ideas on abstraction. Many pictures are painted ‘en plein air’, whether in Cuba, Provence, Devon, or the Scottish Coast - where the environment continually changes. In some cases he explores space, light, and colour. Hot sands in high summer, winter rains at high tide, peaty streams as the snow melts are part of this theme. Painting at the edge of water requires the ability to capture the essence of the moment before it’s lost. He draws on influences from both west coast America and the new English landscape scene.
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Jon Rowland
Jon draws on locations that have played a part in his ‘artistic journey’, exploring space, light and colour, and it is this juxtaposition. He manipulates emerging abstraction to express the essence of a particular ‘place’.
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