09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff

09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff

09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff

09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff

09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff

09.04.2012

james cliff

painting

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Rene Magritte.

James Cliff's paintings depict nothing but empty space. Manny Farber’s ‘Termite Art’ resonates with the cinematic nature of the subjects he chooses. These ‘drama-less’ stage like scenes may elude to the beginning or end of action, but are sometimes on the verge of pictorial collapse. In ‘Generosity‘, the picture surface is disturbed by the physical cutting away and sticking back on of canvas showing to all the material set-up of the picture.

showtime.arts.ac.uk/JamesCliff