IMAGE: Kent Familton, On The Cusp of Fun, 2012, oil on canvas over panel, 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)

“On The Cusp Of Fun might bring forth the proposition of perception, emotion, time, success and failure. Atmospheric distance interplays with line, shape, gesture and color causing a continuous meditative search around and through the paint. Surface texture pushes the eye directionally and gradually releases its hold as softer applications cause a recession into space. Through calculated and spontaneous layering, reworking, cover-ups and subtraction, the end result is something vaguely familiar yet autonomous and free from recognizable associations, thereby challenging the viewer to abandon their expectations of any concrete image.”

– Kent Familton

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Hear more about Kent Familton’s work in this week’s Rogue Wave Artist Talk, August 15, 6:30pm. Join Kent Familton, along with Christopher Miles and Eric Yahnker, as they speak about their work. There will be a question and answer forum for each artist – so come prepared to ask tons of questions!