So Long Cryptic Era

Mitchell Donaldson

22 - 23 March 2019 

So Long Cryptic Era invokes a re-acquaintance with uncertainty in regards to the world and its continuing formation. Similar to automatic drawing, its compositions start with shapes cut randomly from plywood. Painting and arranging these shapes acts as a form of divination, generating meaningful relationships through colouration and layering. While the shapes remain physically discrete, they visually mimic and morph into one another, distorted but not exhausted by their relations.

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Specialised Cryptic Morphology 2019 acrylic on plywood and canvas

Specialised Cryptic Morphology 2019 acrylic on plywood and canvas

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Cryptic Era 7 2019 acrylic on plywood

Cryptic Era 7 2019 acrylic on plywood

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Cryptic Era 2 2019 acrylic on plywood

Cryptic Era 2 2019 acrylic on plywood

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Left: Cryptic Era 3 2019 acrylic on plywood
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Cryptic Era 5 2019 acrylic on plywood

Cryptic Era 5 2019 acrylic on plywood

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Left: Cryptic Era 12 2019 acrylic on plywood Right: Cryptic Era 13 2019 acrylic on plywood

Left: Cryptic Era 12 2019 acrylic on plywood
Right: Cryptic Era 13 2019 acrylic on plywood