TED LINCOLN
Hidden within dry white paper and wet black ink, there is art held in suspension. Speaking in the multicultural language of metaphors, Ted Lincoln draws out cloudbursts of blinding darkness and billowy nether worlds of shadowy light in a cacophony of contrasts created with harsh industrial materials that seem incongruous with the transcendent beauty of his images. Artistry of a caliber that we rarely see and yet we feel an immediate sense of familiarity with these forms and figures that speak so clearly to our emotions yet remain mysterious to our intellect.
Lincoln’s artworks defy critique with their expressive beauty and deny indifference with their emotional impact. Somewhere between Eastern traditional Sumi paintings, and the surreal science-fiction avant-garde, we find the work of Ted Lincoln.
Through the influence of both eastern and western cultures, philosophies, and practices, Ted creates paintings that explore the transitory nature of landscape. Drawing from his background and experience in eastern culture he uses industrial materials such as steel, aluminum, acids, and automotive enamel to create landscapes that simultaneously feel strong and illusive. The austere nature of his materials are softened and rendered into contemplative spaces.
Using sumi ink and rice paper each piece is begun employing a chance driven process based on a traditional style of Chinese landscape painting. The monk Wong Mo pioneered this method (the Pomo method) during the T’iang dynasty (618-906 AD). To this foundation he adds various combinations of painting methods that include, but are not limited to, the use of acrylic paint, epoxy glazes and automotive paint to create a hybrid of Eastern and Western techniques. With the addition of other elements such as the bar codes, binary codes and geometric shapes, the modern is persuaded to co-exist with the ancient. The combination of the abstract organic spaces created by the ink, and the more formal modern elements, helps coerce a visual dialogue between nature and its filtration through technology. In doing so, Ted dissects ideas of censorship, diversion, and manipulation, which are themes that he continues to explore.This work manifested after an intensive study of landscape painting in China in 2000.
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Through the Clouds and Fog and Back
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Let's Go Ahead
The Line
Where do you want it today
The Dark Gift
They were right
Opportunity
Line of Sight
There is Something
Like someone said
Boom
Holding Out
RED DOT 2011
Moment of Understanding
Glimpse 3
Glimpse 1
Glimpse 4
Glimpse 7
Glimpse 6
Togonon
