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Michael Wyshock

My first video was created as an extension of my paintings because I wanted to capture the pigments moving across the surface. As technology became more accessible I developed my videos into a series of 'Moving Paintings.'

Deconstruction, rebuilding, bending light and shape vibrations are used to develop my compositions in paint and video. Imagery of pollutants and fuels are juxtaposed with natural environments and their habitants. Figures are introduced in various forms and states of consumption with repeated marks surrounding them to suggest movement and occupation. As combinations of these elements create new forms by overlapping, I look for ways to echo the contour lines.

Areas are overworked with the intention of obliterating the original forms because the context changes with each layer of new information.

I embed objects with memory attachments into the surface as part of my process for painting (digital scans are used for videos.) Materials from my living area become appropriated for psychological responses and surface qualities; such as curtains, bedsheets, and clothing. The attachments to these familiar surfaces influence the mark-making and approach.

My work also continues to develop from encounters with extreme weather conditions as well as observed light studies, both natural and artificial. Swirling debris and precipitation from personal accounts with blizzards, hurricanes, tornados, and tropical storms inform the linear qualities and force of the brushwork. Experiments using video in a range of circumstances to fracture light brings discovery of new shapes that allow the paintings to continue to move forward.