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The below is an excerpt from the Interview with Dave Gloman, read the full interview here»   LG Many of your paintings tackle similar subjects, such as waterfalls, streams, groupings of trees and rocks and similar. How important is this subject matter to you and why?   DG Subject matter is a vehicle. It very important to me. Not in the sense that there is a message that is carried in the subject. I cringe a bit when people talk about what a painting means. There is so much mediocre work that leans on subject matter. We’ve gotten so information heavy that it’s more about the subject than just trying to make a simple painting that fits together. It’s become a distraction from and actually separates from some formal structure of the painting. From my point of view there’s a kind of fractured schizoid look to a lot of work these days. A kind of simplistic layering of things. Sort of the way computers make space. Frontal, Flat and repetitive no forms or planes at oblique angles to the picture plane. Or pattern, just pattern. It’s hard to look at for me. I don’t feel challenged. The space is not interesting. Go outside. Look at how a rock is faceted, or how a cloud is constantly changing. Paint water moving. Paint a smell.   A lot contemporary work I see is way too heady for me. It looks like a book report or college paper with illustrations. Postmodern, Post-something, neo-something? Not for me.   The subject or what I chose to paint informs my color, the way I construct space, a sense of light. I tell my student’s that your painting will get much better when you paint what you love. I chose subjects that move me in a way that I don’t understand. Something that is beyond me. Something I can’t explain with words or an artist’s statement. Can I use the word "Beautiful" these days? I look for beautiful places. I don’t feel the need to know why? I use my subject as a way to release myself into the world.   I have been attracted to water for a while. Life springs from water. The effects of water on the landscape is so powerful. Water is a substance that reflects, is transparent and also has a surface. Similar to the surface of a panting.   I choose locations more on a feeling or vibe then actually thinking if it would be a good painting. Being in the Southwest and Montana and having a very limited amount of time taught me not to question why I like a spot but to just paint it! I try to trust why a spot resonates with me and use the painting to try to understand why.   Sometimes I choose locations because they are covered from the sun or offer shelter from rain or snow. Other times I choose spots because I can sit or stand. It varies with what I’m interested in and how much time I have and the amount of energy I have. There is no set rule.   The above is an excerpt from the Interview with Dave Gloman, read the full interview here»

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