Titling a painting or other work of art may seem like a minor concern since the primary mode of communication with visual art is, as the name states, visual. However, the title of a work can provide valuable insight into meaning and intent. This latest work that I will soon be listing for sale, is titled “Mystery”. Below is a description of how and why I arrived at the title.
At first glance there are elements of the work that contradict the name. The scene is bright and open with vibrant colors. Further exploration draws us down to the foreground area where the shadows deepen to the point of illegibility and the brush marks are more active. The order of the upper scene almost seems to drain out into chaos. Mystery is in the chaos, but also in the exploration and contemplation of visual meaning.