Piers Ottey : Form and Process

29 Oct-10 Nov 2013

Overview

As the title of the exhibition suggests, the artworks to be shown will demonstrate the artist's view on both form and process in art. Piers Ottey sees art in most things: An old Brough Motorcycle, buildings, a chair and the landscape (both natural and built). When a chair or other object is right there is something "otherworldly or supernatural" about it, the converse is also true. It is the same with the landscape and also with a painting. The Process of something is how it is conceived, planned and then created: this is a conscious progression from inception to completion, allbeit one step at a time, and is the same whether the object is a motorcycle, a chair or a painting. Piers Ottey's paintings do not just "happen", he follows his process, they are planned. That is not to say that the final image is predicted at the start, the process is an evolution and each decision influences the next: Painting is an adventure, a complete mystery.