ENERGY 2006
Cocoon Group
(1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 16, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34)
This
series shows the brown earthy tones of the cocoon. The textures of
Taylor's tar paintings bring out an incredible likeness to the rough,
fibrous pod that covers a chrysalis, the caterpillar or pupa that will
emerge as a butterfly. The rectangular shapes in this group suggest a
housing, the security of a home or tight covering that will protect the
new life evolving beyond view.
Caterpillar Group
(27, 25, 6, 15, 10)
The colours
culminating in the bright blue butterfly wings show the evolution
process, the slow formation of a creature within a creature, shedding
its former shape, skin, and structure. In one of nature's most
remarkable tricks, the earthbound, slow-moving caterpillar transforms
into a delicate, speedy, airborne insect.
Butterfly Group
(17, 19, 18, 20, 2, 32, 24, 26, 28)
Here we see the splendor of the butterfly's wings. The colour of a butterfly wing is not part of its structure. The wing is transparent, like the translucent house paint varnish the artist uses to bring out colours in all their vivacity and deep tones.
The butterfly's vibrant colours come from small shingles that are coloured. It is like the slate on a rooftop, the shingles of colour overlapping one another to make the butterfly wing appear opaque and having a colour of its own.
