Love

Acrylic erupts onto bare wood. Precisely, the artist flirts with geometry and exact lines. Acute letters so accurate it defies the touch of the human hand. Hours pass, wrists ache and fingers begin to tremble for this delicate craft. Slowly, the blank board of wood metamorphosizes into a crescendo of pigment and form. Playfully weaving the iconic imagery of Robert Indianna’s Love with the adoption of Post War ephemera, imbuing the piece with nostalgia. Nostalgia for physical things such as the “Brasso” Can utilised by Gough, nostalgia for the faded Pop Art era, nostalgia for a feeling of falling now long gone.

Like Love, art has pronounced herself so clearly, so surely you can no longer ignore her. Cupid’s arrow pieces through the fabric of life, sap spews forth through the veins of existence. Gesso and acrylic actualise the impalpable stirrings of the soul, bringing the intangible into the tangible. Playing upon the “Brasso” logo, Gough’s work encourages us to reflect on our own experiences of love. Each black and white segment is one of us, meeting in the communion of “Love”, culture and art.

 Love, by Dave Gough 

92cm Diameter

Acrylic on Wood Board