"The Enigmatic Shape of Things to Come"

Semi Abstract Prophecy

I love everything about this painting, including the title. I believe both the title and the subject matter, or the painting, are prophetic in nature concerning what's going to happen between the years 2022 and beyond. There are so many great things about this piece.

The title "The Enigmatic Shape of Things to Come" can't help but be prophetic as the viewer wonders what it all could mean. If the mind takes into consideration the title, it will try and wrap itself around what exactly the painting is foreshadowing, this I love.

One of the great things about consequentialism is its ability to truly have a different meaning to every viewer. Think about it…if I paint a dog, and a chair in a room….it will always be a dog, a chair, in a room. The viewer may be able to twist the meaning in many ways, but its representation will always be the same, always.

When the content is non-objective, NOT SUBJECTIVE, it allows the viewer to continually question, manufacture or sculpt a meaning, not based on any intent from the artist. The landscape will always allow the imagination to wander, as well. Many people think my landscapes are based in deserts when in fact they are all just open settings allowing the imagination no boundaries.

I guess I am not a big fan of making people do anything they don’t want to, I don’t like it either. So, my painting reflects this philosophy in the sense that it will never insist that the viewer think, feel, or assume anything. This creates true freedom for the imagination, and the soul, it allows the art to continually live and keep growing (constant energy).

This painting was supposed to be a backup painting for a commission that I was doing. I figured if the patron didn't like the first painting I did, then I would show them the second one. I never showed them this. Honestly, I'm not sure which one I like better either. If money wasn't an object and I had the wall space, I would get both and hang them near each other. If you want to know which painting this was a backup for just let me know, and I will share it with you.