“I Just Wait Until It Goes ‘Pow!’”: Abstract Painter Ed Moses on His Methodical and Intuitive Process

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(My Inspiration)

“Technique and exploration that creates an art piece.” Experimenting and exploration…His techniques are intricate in a way that tells everything about the artist himself. I decided to use him as my inspiration because the style of experimenting differently is something different from any other artist.

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For Moses, the act of painting is about action; his process is defined by responses rather than judgments and he’s not shy to admit that frequently, he has no idea what he’s doing.

The large panels in Green/Bronze are quite successful in drawing attention to themselves in remarkable subtle ways, and it’s as if by a whisper they call out to the viewer from across the room for attention. As non-objective works, the paintings in invite the viewer to simply observe – rather than interpret – the relationships of the web-like fissures, cracks, and colors. Their Rorschach-like ambiguity provides Moses with amusement as viewers ponder forms and search for meaning that is not there. In many ways, he leaves the experience entirely open ended and surprisingly accessible; the viewers take from the paintings what they will.

Other process by Ed Moses

Other processes of his art involves three-steps: a single color is painted on a prepared canvas, followed by a mixture of his own “secret sauce.” Once dry, the paint naturally begins to crack and separate. A second layer of color is added and once dry, the cracking is exaggerated by physical manipulation of the canvas (he often punches them) to produce even more dramatic cracking and separation between layers.

Here are some of the other works that are done by the artist. Ed Moses portrays a subtle yet abstract piece of art with creates a lot of feeling into it. The grid, the flow, the lines tells a story as a whole.

(Source taken from: http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/blog/ed-moses-greenbronze)