MELINDA BLAIR PATERSON
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2014  |  sahaja circles
abstract acrylic pour paintings on canvas

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sahaja earth 2014, acrylic on canvas, 120x120 cms
sahara-peace-melinda-blair-paterson-2014
sahaja peace 2014, acrylic on canvas, 100x100 cms
sahara-sound-melinda-blair-paterson-2014
sahaja sound 2014, acrylic on canvas, 90x90 cms
emptiness-playing-01-melinda-blair-paterson-2014
emptiness playing #1 2014, acrylic on canvas, 65x85 cms
emptiness-playing-02-melinda-blair-paterson-2014
emptiness playing #2 2014, acrylic on canvas, 65x85 cms
The circle is a universal symbol of inclusion, wholeness and divinity and a shape I am drawn to often in my art. In this series the paint is poured onto the canvas, then moved in tandem with the body, like a Sufi dancer spinning into stillness. The paint finds its own path across the surface, delighting whichever way it goes. Layers upon layers are created until a maze of colour sits reflecting the viewer. Then for reasons that are never understood, it is time for white, which is poured to cover and reveal a new form. The circle does seem to meet that place within me that is ever present and loves to meet others there to.  

​Sahaja is Sanskrit for ‘innate’ or ‘born with’.
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Byron Bay   NSW   Australia
melindablairpaterson@gmail.com
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  • work
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2017-2018
    • 2016-2017
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
    • 2011
    • 2010
  • about
    • bio
    • exhibitions & cv
    • artist talk
  • contact