Shadow Boxer (A.2) mixed media Once back in the studio

Once back in the studio

The sources of these colors come from the natural environment

is that there is more at stake with each mark as there is much less room in which to balance tension and harmony in the composition

Hallard constructs monochromatic and semi-monochromatic images of recognizable geometric forms such as squares and rectangles on paper and aluminum

Shadow Boxer (A.2) mixed media Once back in the studioThe Shadow Boxer and skipstep paintings grow out of an interest in the paradox of spatial comprehension found in abstract painting. As with the shadow boxing practice in which the athlete spars with his or her own shadow, Bolt finds that the illusory qualities of abstract composition initiate a similar exercise of perception and expectation. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between