Ken Palmer

My painting has been based on ideas derived from science and technology since the early 1970s. This came about by trying to build up the complexity of my then abstract paintings. I did not want a too recognisable image and so I used visuals based on printed circuit boards. See Illogical Computer . By the mid 70s I laid the circuit boards down to produce perspective views as in “Flight over the Electric City”. During the 80s as a member of the Open Circle Group I produced a number of works with composers and writers which we called “Interaction”. I have recently returned to this concept producing works such as “Shake Yer Wig” to the work of Jazz guitarist Jim Mullen. In the late 80s I produced a number of bas relief works which were limited in size because of the techniques I was using and they were fragile enough to give a transport problem. See "Witness".  This was overcome in 1990 by realising that acrylic paint would allow me to work in the round and then stretch the work to produce a flat piece. See Screen II.  This coincided with a move in my ideas which became based more on the biological sciences.
I have recently been producing Digital Paintings for a view of these click here.

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