Determination. Malcolm Crocker
£400.00How did this happen? Maybe it has a purpose or perhaps it just happened gradually. Don’t get too close. Acrylic on Canvas, 46 x 62cm. Acrylic on canvas. Deep edge – no frame.
We exist within an endless expanse of time and space. The patterns of change, destruction, renewal, evolution, life and death we see written into the geology and archaeology of our planet. It could well be reflected elsewhere in the infinite variation of our universe. These processes will continue into an almost endless and unpredictable future which our species may not necessarily be around to see.
My artistic practice can be seen as a speculation and reflection on these possibilities. I remain optimistic and pessimistic in equal measure about the future and know that others may well feel the same. I paint imaginary landscapes and ambiguous structures, in unknown locations. I’m considering marks, remains, beliefs, cultures and lives in other times and places. They draw upon my interest in history, geology, archaeology, travels, literature, and the artistic practice of others. Above all they reflect the working of my own imagination.
What is our plight and our destiny on planet Earth? Take a look at my work and consider my response. There are no answers but there are many possibilities here and elsewhere in the vastness of the cosmos. It’s been said that every time you look at one of my paintings you see a different story.
I studied at Winchester College of Art and graduated in 2009 with a 1st class BA in fine art. Since then I’ve been active as an artist with exhibitions of my work in this country and abroad.
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How did this happen? Maybe it has a purpose or perhaps it just happened gradually. Don’t get too close. Acrylic on Canvas, 46 x 62cm. Acrylic on canvas. Deep edge – no frame.
Does this image remind you of a conversation? Interaction is essential whatever you are and there’s a long history to unravel here. Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 60cm. No frame.
Balls, cliffs and hopes. How did this get here? A future on the edge… Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 60cm. unframed.
There is often a regeneration after a disaster. Something completely new and different. The only question is ‘is this before or after?’ Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 60cm, unframed.
A new life form or is it a construction of some kind? New life is emerging in a strange rocky environment. 42 x 62cm Acrylic on canvas, Deep edge frame.
A strange and unstable location. Held together with a heavy scaffold supporting rocky strata and vegetation. Fragile and temporary – where can it be? Acrylic on Canvas 46 x 61cm – deep edge -no frame.
Unity by Malcolm Crocker Everything is linked and working together. Flying high over a city, or a machine, or maybe a computer all set in close association with a strange landscape. Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 70 x 2cm No frame
Border by Malcolm Crocker Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 50 x 4cm No frame. looking down at an abstract pattern or is it a map or plan? A pattern interrupted by a wall or barrier. Is the world different on either side. Maybe a shared beginning interrupted by change or conflict. Patterns which change but…
The image shows a place where something might be about to happen. A strange construction sits in a large, deep and rocky hole. It’s connected to things around it and waits…
Speculation on how life might evolve was the starting point for this image. I’ve tried to create a strange building/being that might have grown from a seed! It’s not that silly. We have lots of wooden buildings and structures although there aren’t many that go for walks!
In this painting I’ve assemble a weird collection of things. Somehow they come together and are propelled above an undefined landscape. Probably not something we’ll see here any time soon but who knows what the future will bring?
Here is a view across a strange and maybe a beautiful place. There’s lots to see but it’s difficult to understand exactly what. There are trees and greenery, steep slopes, structures and possible indications of earlier buildings showing through the green surface. What do you think?
In this painting I’m contemplating a landscape which might be from the distant past or future. I’m thinking about unknown histories leaving different marks, structures and artefacts across long periods of time. Who knows what has and will go on here?
For me, this picture looks like stone and plant life connecting in some kind of strange meeting. I’ve used ‘Zooming’ as the title because something important could be under discussion although finding out what it is might be proving difficult. I find it’s often difficult to follow threads when Zooming because of too many interruptions!