Written for the New West
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Spring, John Sayer ignited my imagination through his sculptures and paintings. Sprightly and whimsical, tumultuous and brooding, Sayer’s work runs the gamut of emotion. One can’t help but want to meet the artist behind such eventful work.
Hardly tumultuous or brooding, it turns out Sayer is a perfectly affable fellow who is happy to connect with his audience.
“My paintings reflect both conscious and subconscious thoughts. They are both visionary and surrealistic, making comments on life or about life,” says Sayer.
“All the work I do is pure imagination. I have a vision and I create an image based on it.”
He doesn’t like to interpret all of his work though, and would much rather hear what you have to say about it.
There is always something new to see in his paintings, some of which are bustling and teaming with verve. Faces and images, bubbles and smiles all intertwine to spark in us our own thoughts. Sayer’s work shows heart, imagination and originality. Of note in his more recent work is his use of holographic effects in his paintings, which he started using about seven or eight years ago.
“When I first began painting, I did landscapes and still life. Even then, I was experimenting with abstract. I feel that the work I am doing now is my breakthrough as an artist,” says Sayer.
“I feel it is very original.”
Indeed, the holographic material catches the light and creates an ever-moving image, which changes from one angle to the next. My favourite of these fanciful paintings, Landscape in a Dream, contrasts drought and abundance.
“If it rained in colour, I would be out there every day jumping through the puddles," said gallery administrator Shirley Walker.
Likely to incite a smile, a furrowed brow, or a forgotten dream, Sayer’s work makes you want to jump in. Sayer has started using the same background for his more recent works which looks something like crumpled paper. But look again and you see faces and eyes and images—or whatever you wish—masquerading in the clouds.
“No matter the picture, Sayer’s work has a translucent quality,” said Jane Rowe, who attended the opening reception.
“You can see through the surface image to the deeper representations within.”
Sayer’s work truly is a reflection of his life. With themes of chameleons, crows, dancers, birds of paradise, fashion, image, belonging, time, good, evil, transition and pain, this is a journey to the edge of the world.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Spring, John Sayer ignited my imagination through his sculptures and paintings. Sprightly and whimsical, tumultuous and brooding, Sayer’s work runs the gamut of emotion. One can’t help but want to meet the artist behind such eventful work.
Hardly tumultuous or brooding, it turns out Sayer is a perfectly affable fellow who is happy to connect with his audience.
“My paintings reflect both conscious and subconscious thoughts. They are both visionary and surrealistic, making comments on life or about life,” says Sayer.
“All the work I do is pure imagination. I have a vision and I create an image based on it.”
He doesn’t like to interpret all of his work though, and would much rather hear what you have to say about it.
There is always something new to see in his paintings, some of which are bustling and teaming with verve. Faces and images, bubbles and smiles all intertwine to spark in us our own thoughts. Sayer’s work shows heart, imagination and originality. Of note in his more recent work is his use of holographic effects in his paintings, which he started using about seven or eight years ago.
“When I first began painting, I did landscapes and still life. Even then, I was experimenting with abstract. I feel that the work I am doing now is my breakthrough as an artist,” says Sayer.
“I feel it is very original.”
Indeed, the holographic material catches the light and creates an ever-moving image, which changes from one angle to the next. My favourite of these fanciful paintings, Landscape in a Dream, contrasts drought and abundance.
“If it rained in colour, I would be out there every day jumping through the puddles," said gallery administrator Shirley Walker.
Likely to incite a smile, a furrowed brow, or a forgotten dream, Sayer’s work makes you want to jump in. Sayer has started using the same background for his more recent works which looks something like crumpled paper. But look again and you see faces and eyes and images—or whatever you wish—masquerading in the clouds.
“No matter the picture, Sayer’s work has a translucent quality,” said Jane Rowe, who attended the opening reception.
“You can see through the surface image to the deeper representations within.”
Sayer’s work truly is a reflection of his life. With themes of chameleons, crows, dancers, birds of paradise, fashion, image, belonging, time, good, evil, transition and pain, this is a journey to the edge of the world.
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