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acrylic on plasticLovay Fine Arts
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Oliver Coran's untitled artwork features vivid strokes of red, pink, and dark tones forming dynamic contrasts on a transparent surface. The image presents a seated figure, a woman in fishnet tights and high boots, alongside abstract, multicolored shapes. Coran's method involves painting on both sides of the plastic, creating depth and a sense of layered reality, reflecting his exploration of perception. This work embodies his decade-long experiment with plastic as a medium, inspired by historical and modern influences, challenging viewers to perceive imagery through a lens of shifting and overlapping perceptions. ...
Coran has been painting on plastic for ten years, a technique whose references are wide-ranging—from digital screens to 19th-century Japanese reverse glass painting. He has developed a method of painting on both sides of the transparent surface, producing multiple overlapping foregrounds and backgrounds. The see-through surface is not just a support but part of the image itself. It catches light, mirrors, and introduces a delay—something you have to look through. Painting on plastic suspends the image within shifting, disorienting effects that reflect his exploration of perception, recognition, and the slippages between them. ...