Shed by the sun in eclipse

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BACKGROUND Shed by the Sun in Eclipse was informed by a conceptual framework derived from the writings of Gilles Deleuze, which enabled the conclusion that painting involves an activation of surfaces in an event felt as a difference in intensity. Painting has customarily been understood as a form of mark making that renders materials and arrangements of lines, or areas of colour, into compositions on surfaces. While a painting can be conceived of as more than a marked surface, it is primarily these surface features, and their particular qualities and arrangements, that are said to comprise the material aspects of a painting. CONTRIBUTION My research suggests that a painting ought to be reconceptualized as any surface that has a media (not exclusively paint) applied to it. Thus in addition to the more conventional paintings on linen and on the wall, I also regard the shelf and its shadows as a form of painting, as are the patinated bronze sculptures. In the works exhibited I explored various techniques in the treatment of the surfaces of a painting thus elaborating both what a painting does, and the idea of what can constitute painting. SIGNIFICANCE Informed by my analysis of Deleuze's work, I have come to understand painting as any surface that is activated, and not only activated by the application of paint, thus introducing a new conceptual framework for an expanded understanding of painting.