JIM PARK - IN SEARCH OF IMAGINATION: A LOCAL EXPERIENCE
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Jim Park, "Wind Waves," 2019
oil and acrylic on canvas, 48" x 72"
IN SEARCH OF IMAGINATION: A LOCAL EXPERIENCE
Local landscape forms an important part of Jim Park's practice. While he draws inspiration from photographs, sketches, and field notes, his works are deeply sensitive to his connection with nature.
Park reflects his understanding that a painting, however representational, is also an abstraction. He responds by carefully balancing spontaneity and preparation. Park sees paint as a language; the memory of lived experience merged with pictorial possibilities on a canvas.