Artist: Peter Davidson
Title: Red Sun The Factories Done
oil on board
Size F10
When one goes to certain places in Japan there is an atmosphere that
goes away from western theories and politics but the feeling which resonates
from that terrain leaves a warm imprint on one’s nervous system, it’s like
being released into a space of learning for the chimeras of western paintings theories
no longer exist, this is not there area. Nor does it appear these theoretical
painting chimeras could endure such a space for they seemed to have entered into a
stagnated eternity of trench warfare between the politics of the left and right, never to grow
or move forward into some form of happiness and my painting had no place
anymore in that kind of terrain in Japan.
Inspired
If western theory and politics were to no longer serve my painting,
which they don’t, then why was I still driven to paint and why was one not only
happy but compelled to paint motifs that gave me a warm feeling? And why was I
still so interested in art histories great stories of painting that had been
written by eastern and western scholars with such savvy and poetry, it would
leave one with smile on their face from what was gleaned from there essays on
painting and why now were these people apparently disappearing in a supposedly civilized
times from places of learning?
Omomuki Painting
Omomuki Painting motifs can be anything one wants that leaves the
artist with a warm feeling. For in Japan Omomuki can be felt whilst viewing the
sea, mountains, farming areas, cities and it’s like a synthesis of learning, subtle
beauty and civilization all meeting at once in silent radiance and
generously giving its feeling to you, if one is receptive to it, this is now my
painting space and to take that journey to one’s own uncharted calligraphic
horizons in painting with the highest sensibility one can achieve.
This article was by Peter Davidson
