NH491‘Stacked Plastic Chairs 3’22 x 32 inches 56 x 81 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2017
Like partly opened fans, two sets of carelessly stacked plastic chairs arc across thepainting in opposite directions. Containing areas of strong colour and areas of tonal subtletiesfound in white objects bathed in light, the space is opened out and articulated by the seat onthe right hand side with the rippling streaks of light on its surface. The eye is taken from left toright and then drawn back again by the opposing smaller chair backs. Each one in the maingroup of chairs casts a shadow on to the next, creating a secondary set of relatedcolour/shapes and a more dynamic pictorial balance results because the chairs are stackedslightly clumsily.