Of all colours black is the most complex. Often regarded as a pigment devoid of colour, black is rather a conglomeration of all colours across the spectrum of light. Artist Maximilian Daniels uses this statement as an entry point to investigate the variants in the spectrum of black and the artistic processes of painting, gesture, form and colour.
Maximilian Daniels forged each component of the process-based paintings from scratch. He selected and primed the canvas by hand, and hand-made all of the individual stretchers and frames to precision. The resulting body of work has a dramatic presence and a delicate, tactile quality.
Variants is an ambitious and challenging exhibition that brings the process of painting back to its essence.
Variants opens on 15 March 2017, and forms part of Art Month Sydney’s Paddington Art at Night. The exhibition runs until 25 March 2017.
