Research on Jonathan Lasker at Timothy Taylor Gallery:

http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com/exhibitions/jonathan-lasker-sean-scully-miquel-barcelo-guillermo-kuitca-jiri-georg/
 - Jonathan Lasker (b 1948)
“World of Mutual Exclusion” 1989, oil on canvas, 96 × 132 in (243.84 × 335.28 cm)
Lasker’s distinctive style and extravagant use of colour has made him one of the most recognised artists of his generation. His paintings appear initially, and deceptively, to be open, simplistic and an unstructured mixture of form, line, tone and colour. A closer look reveals that Lasker’s works are meticulously constructed, with every line being foreseen, organised and planned. “Nothing happens in my pictures without reason. There are no arbitrary marks…”

After creating a number of smaller experiemntal works I have realsied a number of similarities in my art practise to that of Jonathan Lasker. Even though each work seems experiemental and may have a sense of casual doodling, when looking at each work and then viewing them as a group it takes time to realise the meticlously constructed images and patterns. One idea of Lasker's that has influenced my most recent works is the idea of using doodling and image making to fill up space. I have drawn on pattern from memeory and used these lines to create layered images where the pattern is thought through and constructed so that it fits together and looks effective.