Amanda Reeves -

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My work is born out of a desire to envelop the viewer in an entirely immersing colour experience.

In my paintings, colour is what beckons the viewer.  Working with controlled shape elements, my intuitive mixing and layering of colour informs the structure of the paintings.  Each circle element is painted in response to the other circles; they become defined by their relationship to each other, both in terms of their colour and placement.

The apparent simplicity of these paintings belies the subtle intricacies of palette and composition.  The tonal shifts and variant sizes of the circle elements create overlapping and integrated layers of space.  The circles recede from or burst out of the picture plane, creating echoes and shadows of each other.  As the eye moves around the painting, the resultant after-images begin to multiply.   The ghost circles slide in and out of the peripheral vision of the viewer, increasing the layering and complexity of the piece, thereby intensifying the perceptual experience of the viewer.