Malcolm Whittaker
Cross,
2006,
21 x 16 cm,
Mixed media
Malcolm Whittaker
Malcolm Whittaker cites archaeology, geology, museums, maps, diagrams, texts and books amongst the sources in his work.
Layering of the landscape and changing topography through years of history, acts as a metaphor for the physical act of painting itself. The archaeological process: scraping, finding, preparing and displaying behind glass, also mirrors the creation of Whittaker’s work.
Malcolm Whittaker says, "My concern is centred around making complete autonomous entities, realms through which the viewer is invited to explore and experience not just the referential elements but its physical presence . . . the experience of landscape is translated into the experience of painting"