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It’s one thing to be asked to provide an article about Kristin Lomath’s upcoming solo exhibition ‘Chasing the Sun’, but to best
describe the work and the artist so much more.
I met with Kristian at his studio in central Rotorua this week to help him choose the paintings that will best represent him
and his work. His space is an incredible journey through his career so far – early canvases of landscapes, themes of family and rural living, develop into gritty hard coloured chronicles reminiscent of early Bill Hammond. These are unmistakeably the precursors to his present work.
Yet even with as much information as one can gather, it does nothing to satisfy the senses as much as actually being in front of his giant physical and luminescent abstractions.
The layers of weighty pigment combined with intense areas of colour, result in paintings promising the mystery and drama of total abstraction, with fleeting distinguishable images hinting of the inner narratives he consistently pulls out of the canvas.
They are as much about communication and making sense of the world, as the experimental and exploratory process of painting
itself. The artist himself describes the process as “like chasing the wind, chasing the sun”
Kristian’s work is not straightforward, it is a mistake to take it too literally - and true to form, these vast impeccably
crafted canvasses hide dark secrets of their own, which only entices us to peer ever closer
Lynette Fisher
describe the work and the artist so much more.
I met with Kristian at his studio in central Rotorua this week to help him choose the paintings that will best represent him
and his work. His space is an incredible journey through his career so far – early canvases of landscapes, themes of family and rural living, develop into gritty hard coloured chronicles reminiscent of early Bill Hammond. These are unmistakeably the precursors to his present work.
Yet even with as much information as one can gather, it does nothing to satisfy the senses as much as actually being in front of his giant physical and luminescent abstractions.
The layers of weighty pigment combined with intense areas of colour, result in paintings promising the mystery and drama of total abstraction, with fleeting distinguishable images hinting of the inner narratives he consistently pulls out of the canvas.
They are as much about communication and making sense of the world, as the experimental and exploratory process of painting
itself. The artist himself describes the process as “like chasing the wind, chasing the sun”
Kristian’s work is not straightforward, it is a mistake to take it too literally - and true to form, these vast impeccably
crafted canvasses hide dark secrets of their own, which only entices us to peer ever closer
Lynette Fisher
