So much to look at.
Arrows pointing towards the middle, but only roughly because they don’t converge. Lines connecting things: a black line is trying to make sense and a yellow line is being vague about what it’s connecting. In the “background,” curving shapes that appear to suggest oozing, thick, viscous invasions of other colors. And a river runs through it. All very fascinating.
But what about that formula? It’s the formula you zoomed on first! How do you react to the formula? You don’t know what it represents or if it represents anything, but you assume it’s the key to interpreting the painting. It promises meaning. Oh, please, give me meaning!
The formula was the last element to be added to the painting. It was not planned for. It came as a whim.
What happens in your mind when you see writing (a word, a letter, a number, or a mathematical equation) in a painting?
The equation represents Avogadro’s number, meaning the number of atoms in one gram of hydrogen.
What a relief, you say. Now I know what that writing means.
Does it give meaning to the painting? Or does it simply remind you how desperate your mind is to see “meaning”?
Painting by Bruce Hatton Boyer, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”
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