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Monthly Archives: September 2004
Object Oriented Abstract Museum Piece
“Old Snow Tires In Two Asymmetric Stacks”
Featured at Oregon’s Pioneer Museum for the month of September 2004, Old Snow Tires is the quintessential object-oriented abstract, illustrating both the method and the power of my object-oriented approach.
At 72×60, this free-hanging canvas has it all, and even though I’m still barely scratching the surface of the power and depth of object-orientation, I’m still very proud of this piece. Be sure to see this work in person if you can …
Composition through the arrangement of the subject matter was the key: I spent quite a bit of time finding just the right layout of my objects and then even more time selecting just the right colors. Planar and non-planar applications were used, with initial transparent layering followed by more opaque effects.
Meditation is the key to the visual journey. By letting yourself bond with this painting, you will suddenly see the shapes of the two stacks of tires come to life. As your brain creates new neural pathways to accommodate the visual information contained in this painting you may find yourself achieving a powerful altered state of consciousness.
Enjoy!
– Chriss Pagani
Baghdad, A Prophecy
And they ask me all the time how I knew – how could this be. In a moment, I will tell you …
Baghdad, A Prophecy
Acrylic on unstretched canvas
16″ x 20″
(2001)
Before war fever, before 911 … I knew this was coming. If you ask me how I knew, then I’d have to answer it’s complicated.
Call it a feeling enhanced by knowledge. I knew President Bush had appointed people to powerful positions from the Project For A New American Century – a group that had been sitting on invasion plans for years even at that time. I knew they would be looking for any excuse. Then came September 11 and even as one tower still stood I said to those present that this would be the way it would all get done.
It is not my place to act as judge, but history will do that – hopefully history will be written by those who are willing to tell the truth.
