Mines 2009

Peter Alexander's 'Mines' is a luscious block of blue resin. The object has come into being, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I can sympathize with Alexander, imaging what it might have been like to create. The material aspects of painting, such as texture and surface, shape our experience of the painting. The pigment here is translucent, like water. The form is so solid and still. I love the way this quiet blue block can communicate feeling, intention, or meaning. Alexander inspires creativity, much like other artists I've encountered along the way. As artists we are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time. This piece embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings.