Abstract art BY philip noyed

Tocatta - Kundalini Rising - 2008

48" x 36" oil on canvas

Philip Noyed Artist Statement

I create colorful action abstraction paintings. My work is an exploration of the expressive power of gesture in form and line on a stage of converging planes. Much of the work is about pushing limits and liberation. Like dancers, figures are often in motion - action and reacting in concert with other figures and shapes.

Ch'i energy forms the unifying element of the work. In essence, all areas of the canvas - form, color, plane and brush stroke - are dynamic Ch'i energy fields. I want my paintings to be vital, active and alive.

Each of the paintings is constructed in the manner of musical composition with themes and counter themes that work on a structural visual basis. The paintings explore broad topics of science, religion, musicality, dance, yoga, meditation and emotion in the way of symbolist visual poetry.


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