artist research into Brendan neiland

... Brendan Neiland Central city Changing times 2005 2006 Oil on canvas Oil on canvas Highlight 2004 Oil on canvas First impressions: When I first look at Neiland's works, I see a flurry of bold colours merging into each other, yet at closer inspection I realise they are abstract reflections in the windows of modern buildings and skyscrapers. These works make me think about what its like to drop an object in a puddle as there is a similar principle in respect to the wavy - rippled like reflections created. I believe these works where made relatively quickly; this is because the paintings are well structured with an almost realistic effect to them suggesting time has been taken to achieve this photo like quality. These reflections have a rather loose swishy quality to them - they have no specific shape and so these aspects of Neiland's paintings may have been done quite quickly to achieve that loose nature

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