BRIAN McKAY : New Works Galerie Dusseldorf 14 October - 11 November 2007
Aluminium and some Stainless Steel as a working support is used in these
Brian McKay works The surfaces are etched / distressed using a high tensile
steel scriber and various grades of emery cloth, steel wool and polishes.
In some of the works artist's oils are rubbed into the etch or Automotive
enamel is used to produce lines or areas of colour. Many works have no introduced
colour at all relying instead on ambient light and colour, These colours
are subsequently absorbed into the surfaces and re-introduced to the viewer
as refracted/reflected colour. Much of this is achieved as Brian 'directionally'
works the surface of the aluminium creating different refraction possibilities.
Viewed from different angles the works change in appearance from positive
to negative, from complete to in-part and from light to dark to light again.