NH459‘Shadows 1 - Grey Metal Table’18 x 18 inches 45.5 x 45.5 cm (25.5 inches / 65 cm diagonal) Acrylic on Canvas 2014
A square on its diagonal becomes a lozenge shape that creates a more dynamiccomposition as it introduces an element of instability. The curves of the metal table top and legsparticipate in this instability as they relate to the edges of the canvas. The cast shadows createechoes and continuations of these curves and arabesques and the limited mostly grey paletteof colours ensure that attention is not diverted from them. The picture is held in a gentlydynamic balance.