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Debra Archibald

This body of work is a tribute to architecture as a metaphor for human
achievement.

The paintings are designed to evoke thoughtfulness and consideration of the
thought process. The process of visualizing an idea, bringing that idea into
reality, as architect visualizes a building and in collaboration with
others, brings it into reality.

Inspired by walks through cities and working from photographs, documenting
the grandeur of the architecture; the work makes strong references to
photographic processes. The images are contained within a border, as in a
snapshot, and the negative space is painted over a ground of metal leaf,
leaving the positive space to reflect light back to the viewer, as does a
camera.

This engages the viewer's participation in the works as the surface
reflection may vary depending upon the point of view of the observer.

The large scale of the works, the dramatic perspective, and the human
viewpoint is intended to encourage this collaboration with the artist, in
celebration and tribute to the architect's achievement.

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