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What is synæsthesia? It's the condition that makes a person associate one sense with the stimulation of another. On seeing a particular image a you may experience a taste - Or see an image when listening to a sound. For many it's nothing more than a triggering of a vague sensation, for some probably a curse.
As ever, work on this
canvas began without even the remotest idea or preconcieved plan. The idea of the red 'needles' just popped into my head before becoming an absolute obsession! Rather than resorting to using hyperdermic syringes to attain the neat red lines, as I often do when needing strong thin linear marks, I perused several art supplies specialists before stumbling into a car accessories store. Here I found cellulose touch-up pens!
The vivid effect of that red interfeance is somewhat lost on this adjacent image. They are, afterall, very thin lines on a large metre square canvas - taht has been photographed and reduced to fit on this page. For a better idea of the effect, click to image to see an actual size section.
Completed in March, 2010.
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