Mike Philbin Art - Introversions and Dichotomies 2017 - Metallic Paint Gold and Silver Series

Posted on the 17 March 2017 by Freeplanet @CUST0D1AN

My abstract paintings, for the last 12 months have been exclusively (unvarnished (or ungel'd)) emulsion on canvas.
"Mike, why emulsion," why not gloss them up or add a gel'y covering to make them pop...

I don't want them to 'pop', "Art should remain in the background," art should be understated, mute, know its fucking place.

Until this last week or so, when I just tried it out, I bought these pots of metallic paint, larger than I normally choose, and was able to explore three paintings with the new medium. Silver and gold. I think (by the last image of three) I'm just about getting to sense what the material is capable of.