Catalytic Mix
February 12th - March 5th, 2005
In
Catalytic Mix, Mark Mullin's playful works appear to teeter on the edge of
crisis. Whereas his smaller, previous paintings had been packed tightly with
colour and a tumult of textures, the surface area of his new works allow
for the emergence of atmospheric subspace and the illusion of depth. Mullin’s
hermetically sealed mechanisms and systems are dispersed to reveal passages
of quiet emptiness, ethereal pauses suggesting a type of "pre-matter", a
space existing prior to the catalytic mix of his weaves, loops, and cartoon-like
forms. Rather than exist passively as a backdrop, these open spaces exact
a palpable influence upon the painting’s boisterous occupants.
Like the paintings in his previous show Filament, the thick, woven, brush-stroke structure of Mullin’s style suggests an organism undergoing catalytic proliferation, rapidly regenerating itself and spreading beyond the painting’s perimeter. The work’s girth is a necessary counterpoint to the packed surface with its conflicting temperaments and stylistic knuckle balls. It wouldn’t be surprising to discover hidden deep within his boxes the hard wiring, cogs, residual energies, chemical leaks and other elements required to concoct such obstreperous permutations.
Like the paintings in his previous show Filament, the thick, woven, brush-stroke structure of Mullin’s style suggests an organism undergoing catalytic proliferation, rapidly regenerating itself and spreading beyond the painting’s perimeter. The work’s girth is a necessary counterpoint to the packed surface with its conflicting temperaments and stylistic knuckle balls. It wouldn’t be surprising to discover hidden deep within his boxes the hard wiring, cogs, residual energies, chemical leaks and other elements required to concoct such obstreperous permutations.
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| Catalytic Mix - Installation View All paintings oil on canvas 36" x 36" x 5" 2004 |
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