Years of painting fragments of marine debris has led me to develop a painting technique to emulate this process of breakdown and weathering, which I refer to as diminution. By painting around and into shapes, I am able to create fragments that appear carved, softened and shaped from the outside, to characterize the concept that time and environment alter the size and quality of everything. Whether I am painting literal fragments of debris I have gathered, or dissecting my subjects into abstraction, I present fragments as a metaphor for the fragility of the physical world.
“ I am intrigued with the way an object left by the sea, exposed to the elements, wears down as a result of time and environment. For me, it is the perfect metaphor for the fragility of the physical world."
— KIT PORTER
Acrylic on canvas 12 x 12
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