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Lot Essay
"One of the hardest things to do in painting is to capture the flow of drawing within a single movement. One deals with different variables like the paint load on the brush, the texture of existing paint and the fluidity as well as distance a single stroke can reach. I think this compositional asset tends to be overlooked simply because the natural state of paint, in its viscous or waxy form seems to ask to be placed or stuck onto a surface. Depth on the other hand, which is more difficult to achieve in drawing, comes very quickly in painting; perhaps even with the first application. The Receiving is an example of one the paintings that I've very consciously reminded myself to reach for both lines and splotches (depth) in equal measure. The immediacy of a more drawn approach means that the painting is closer to thought than a construction of material, and this means I get more reflexive feedback from the composition as its being made. Painting this way makes the process more sensual and direct. And I hope this translates to the viewer being able to experience both a finessed finalized surface as well as the pleasure that goes into the making of a painting. I love the improvised guitar solo for example, where one listens to its finalized form and its becoming simultaneously. Itis an in-between state that requires the musician to be a conduit...for the subconscious, for the art the she loves and for the things one aspires to that may be out of reach."
- Ruben Pang
(An extract from an interview with the artist, 2017)
- Ruben Pang
(An extract from an interview with the artist, 2017)