Alun Leach-Jones 'The Philosophy of Objects No 5' cool tones it sees a boy surrounded

it sees a boy surrounded by the stars of his neighbourhood - a house

his series was titled after the American poet and author Ezra Pounds The Cantos - a series of deeply intellectual musings on life and Government during the post-war period

with trees wilting over the glass-like water

the minotaur could be understood through Freud’s battle between Eros and Thanatos

Image Size: 18 x 17 cm

Alun Leach-Jones 'The Philosophy of Objects No 5' cool tones it sees a boy surroundedAlun Leach Jones is one of Australias most prominent abstract artists. His imagery is an interplay of colour, form and philosophy intense configurations that summon curiosity, creating space for contemplation and discovery. In this work, which derives from the The Philosophy of Objects series, a hypnotic configuration rears from matte blackness. Leach Joness use of colour is striking, more musical than visual an operatic meditation on form itself, the