Pattern Series from 2003–2005 by painter Francis O’Shea.
Pattern Series from 2003–2005 by painter Francis O’Shea.
2003 – 2005 / Pattern Series
These paintings explore tensions among the patterned plane, the organic forms that float on it, and the canvas edge. The space in the paintings is shallow. The figures (which resemble cells seen under a microscope) are capable at any moment of scuttling off, coming to rest in a different place, establishing relationships with forms nearby, and engaging in a new dialogue with the pattern.
