Stephen Pentak

Nearly Opposite

all there is in painting is form

all that matters in painting is content

all there is in painting is surface

all that matters in painting is space

all there is in painting is personal

all that matters in painting is universal

all there is in painting is presentation

all that matters in painting is representation

all there is in painting is contrast

all that matters in painting is accord; an echo

all there is in painting is complexity

all that matters in painting is simplicity

all there is in painting is stillness

all that matters in painting is movement

all that mattered in a painting is gone

all that matters in a painting is present

all that painting is, is chiaroscuro

Stephen Pentak 2011