FRAGMENTATION SERIES | Daniel Anderson Art

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FRAGMENTATION SERIES

Co-planar and compositional fragmentations, alterations and evolutions of the circle - an iconic, universal and cultural symbol - depict elements of order, chaos and the constance of change over time.

FRAGMENTATION SERIES #1: Swoop. 2009

Oil on canvas
40" x 30"

On private loan, New York City

Anderson cuts the circle into planes and lets it evolve into different shapes and forms, emanating movement and energy from the core of the work.

FRAGMENTATION SERIES #2: Untitled. 2009

Oil on canvas
18" x 24"

The circle evolves as it moves upwards, a result of focused energy, a catalyst for change and progress. In this work, transparent layers interact with highly defined contours.

FRAGMENTATION SERIES #3: Evolution. 2008-2009
Evolution (3 of 8). 2008-2009

Oil on canvas
72" x 72" (diptych)

Private Collection, United States

A seminal work in the Fragmentation Series, Evolution explores the constance of change over a sustained period of time. The expanding circles, disconnected from their shadows, are separated by orbital movement - creating order within chaos and vice versa: every area of the canvas is in motion: from free-falls and expanses to rising orbits and diffusions.

Fragmentations in Motion(4 of 5) : Orbit Dissolve [Black & White]
oil; [30” x 40"]

Lines diagonally intersect arching orbits, fading in one direction while in opposite direction the spheres solidify before fading in the distance. The elemental tones of black and white and their intriguing, stark contrast allow the viewer to appreciate quintessential tonal and hue variation and subtleties.

FRAGMENTATION SERIES #5: Orbital Disconnect. 2009

Medium: Oil
Size: 30" x 40"

The artist expanded his portrayal of 'complexly simple,' in a highly-technical execution, in which an 'interconnected motion' disconnects from its continuity of form, and from which it’s own motion parallels accompanying and converging shadows. The shadows eventually connect with the form, and the form simply becomes the highlight of the shadow in the distance.

FRAGMENTATION SERIES #6: Axistential. 2010
Axistential (6 of 8). 2010

Medium: Oil on Custom 5-Frame Construction
Size: 54" x 54" x 5.5"

An visual narrative of spacial relationships and their forms. Crafted arcs of movement lead to [expanding] circular forms, which have their own chambers and rings of depth. Their three-dimesional form’s shadow reflects against a wall of transparency, converting the shadow from two- to three-dimensional, as it becomes a chambers of light and explores another core. Inverted and juxtaposed tones also give the illusion of transparency in the chambers above.

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