The rain series explores the intersection of abstraction, photography and the temporal. The experimental methodology involves the application of acrylic paint with immediate exposure to rain, the pigment forming ethereal shapes and washes across the canvas with remarkable variation. Some recent works are “sound paintings” as a microphone beneath the canvas records the aural creation of the work.
It’s impossible to engage with the rain series without imagining the heightened emotional state that accompanies the physical experience of being wet, and conversely, the feeling of comfort when sheltered from the rain. Being immersed in rain is a grounding, connective experience that highlights our relationship to, and impact on, the environment.
Performative, meditative and unpredictable - the rain series captures moments of nature, giving permanent expression in colour and sound, to an impermanent, immutable process.
Rain, 04/11.
2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 60.96 x 152.4 x 3.7cm, unframed.
Rain, 04/09.
2020. Acrylic and rain on raw canvas, 38.5 x 76.8 x 3.8cm, unframed.
Rain, 25/07, 26/07.
2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 81.2 x 81.2 x 3.5cm unframed.
Rain, 21/06.
2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.5cm unframed, audio file 5:06.
Rain, 21/05, 23/05, 25/05.
2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.5cm unframed.
Rain, 14/05, 15/05.
2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.5cm unframed, audio file 20:03.
Rain, 30/04.
2020. Acrylic, ink and rain on canvas, 61 x 61cm unframed, audio file 1:38.
© Shelley Watters 2020/21