Blur

Time is not one of the five senses.

© 2011 Gregory Halloran

Trying to make sense of it all (all at once)

Once again I used test strips from Lydia McCarthy. Congratulations to her for a wonderful show at the Ackland Art Museum!

© 2011 Gregory Halloran

Perception and Reality

Before the camera was introduced to society as the standard for portraits, painters argued whether a person's essence was best captured by a strictly technical interpretation of physical features, or if an artist could trade physical accuracy to capture a subject's personality.



As a twist on this idea, I have started drawing and exposing photographs on the same piece of paper, hoping that the truth lies somewhere between the realism of the photograph and my perceptions revealed in the drawing.



© 2011 Gregory Halloran

Things Are Getting Complicated

These pieces were produced by undergoing a transition from simple to complex. Each piece started as a thin, flat length of paper with a smooth gradient of color on each side. Pushing the curvature of the material to its limit, each piece was turned into an increasingly convoluted mass of colors.

Complexity (in this case: a lack of symmetry or pattern) can be beautiful or displeasing. When trying to trace the color transitions, the complexity can be both playful and frustrating.





© 2011 Gregory Halloran