Rory Gleeson

Rory Gleeson

Artist Statement

My artwork is heavily based in process. The fitting together of layer after layer of color and chaos into a fairly cohesive whole is what my work is largely about. Working mainly with oil and acrylic paint, I first create a wild abstract painting, and eventually form an image over top of it. Incorporating the surprising ways in which colors, textures, and mediums interact with one another is essential to this process. I also like to experiment with painting on unusual surfaces - specifically obsolete technology - in the tradition of the ready-made. My influences include the post-impressionist, expressionist, and action painting movements, as well as modern vaporwave and Lo-Fi aesthetics. As well as exploring the process of creation, I also hope to provoke thought through my art about the passage of time, and the ways that people view bodies and objects.