A BRIEF EXPLANATION by TED WASHINGTON
Darker was the mantra when I began. This required adaptation throughout the
years and is still ongoing. I started on paper doing smaller images but saturation moved me to illustration board. The ink builds on the surface allowing an almost relief sculpting to occur that create nuances in value. In the beginning it was paper, pencil and pens. Then illustration board, pencil and pens. Then board, pencil, brush, and pens. Now it’s board, pencil, brush, sponge, Q-tips and pens. Change. The experiments continue.
Faces, for a time, were the main subject matter, nudes ensued, all with a degree of abstraction. Flat, round surfaces carved out of white. Pushing the plane of the surface with either the black or white as foreground, background or both. I never want portraits or nudes to be too literal. The nudes are primarily body parts and have led to greater abstractions.
The Dissonance of Man and The Voice of Creation are the first of what is to be a
series of conceptual works. Harmony and In Search of Harmony are in the formative
stages. There will be hand drawn animations (I worked for an animation studio for 3
years and love it as an art form) to complement these as well.
Illumination, shadow
In transition or unwavering
Sight granted or vision denied
The art is in the crossing over
A universe of many parts
Ordered chaos creating a bridge