Outer Limits focuses on the conventions of portraiture and representations of the human form. Predominantly interested in the process of sampling and constructing portraits from found images located in books, photographs and the Internet the high contrast and detailed line work give the paintings an optical effect, deliberately creating a sense of movement when engaging with the work.
Rather than focusing on the surface of the human face, the inner structure of the portraits are exposed to reveal the mental states of the mind using colour, texture and pattern. Within these images Hellendoorn creates compositions that incorporate his own painted language, creating a confrontation between the original meaning and often classical poses of the found images and their new context.
Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art
Until 12 October, 2013
Sydney
Herringbone, 2013, acrylic on linen, 120 x 80cm
Courtesy the artist, and Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
