Lost in translation: the nature of pigmented colour

Abstract

This paper sets out an impassioned plea for a reconnection with the significance of the coloured ‘stuff’ of painting. This arises out of frustrations the artist had with what he perceived as the limitations of manufactured paints and the journey this led him on into making his own paints. His red paintings explore what is for him the underlying ‘form’ and quality of each colour. A concern with the limitations of reproduction gives rise to a proposal for the use of a series of prints to accompany exhibition catalogues.