Diga Doo V1. Acrylic pop art painting
Doug’s paintings, in general, come from a structural idea and visual ideas such as a snapshot from memory.
One usually supports the other but sometimes they become equal partners.
A disjointed abstract figurine
Depicted is a collection of individual scenes telling their own story, possibly being presented by a disjointed abstract figurine on a background of interconnecting swirling shapes and lines on the top right.
The geometric forms provide a balance to the areas of the work, but do not exhibit any direct repetition. The overall effect appears greater than the sum of its parts.
Each of these individual scenes was an idea recorded in numerous sketchbooks compiled by Doug over the years and dating as far back as the 1970s.
*Artist Doug Kemp with Diga Doo V1 Painting
Work the ideas into a single painting
Doug felt it was time to work these ideas into a single painting with a view to further developing any scene that stood out and resonated.
This may also have been some form of a cathartic experiment.
It is not known whether any individual element has been expanded into a major work to date of publishing and it is up to the audience to form their own narrative for each element for the time being, pending any future developments, but possibly forever.
Diga Diga Doo V1 Painting Artist Video Interview #12
Doug’s paintings, in general, come from a structural idea and visual ideas such as a snapshot from memory.
One usually supports the other but sometimes they become equal partners.
Each of the individual scenes were ideas recorded in numerous sketchbooks compiled by Doug over the years and dating as far back as the 1970s.
