Listen on Soundcloud how the painting came about and what the artist’s thoughts were when creating (5min)
Speaking from the heart, Los Angeles-based international artist, Shane Guffogg openly describes his inspiration while creating the mysterious and sensual, 2022, "21785" oil on canvas, 40 x 36 inches which is part of the "Counting of Days" series. Through this audio diary, Guffogg explains the meaning of the title; the total number of days the artist has been alive at the point of finishing, and why this is so influential to his inquiry of creating a painting that elicits the eternal moment.
In the artist’s own words … listen on SoundCloud
Shane Guffogg is an American artist who looks through the lens of humanity at civilizations, both past, and present, and views time as threads that connect all people. His work is a visual language that is informed by the spiritualism of abstraction and the realism of the old masters. These two ideas are usually seen as separate but Guffogg fuses them seamlessly into works that transcend and become testaments to thoughts that inform us of who we are in the 21st century.