Shaped Painting
A primary issue in the 1988-89 series of eight shaped paintings on aluminum, was to call attention to Earth’s environment and our abuse of it. The shaped paintings on wood panels that followed this series, suggest a more positive attitude and outlook. They are abstract paintings primarily about a coastal environment. Conceptually the format incorporates the use of eight triangles formed from an original 48 inch square and the displacement of one triangle to form a variety of related unique painting surfaces.
![Darkness Reigned<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_DarknessReigned_81x81.jpg)
![Industrial Reign<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_IndustrialReign_81x81.jpg)
![Mute Temptest<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_MuteTemptest_81x95.jpg)
![Neutral Zone<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_NeutralZone_81x81.jpg)
![Signal<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_Signal_81x81.jpg)
![Silent Winds<br>
acrylic on aluminum<br>
81 x 81 inches<br>
1988-89](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_SilentWinds_81x81.jpg)
![Cliff & Green Sea<br>
acrylic on wood panel<br>
72 x 48 inches<br>
1999](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_CliffGreenSea_72x48.jpg)
![Guardian of the Night Shore<br>
acrylic on wood panel<br>
72 x 48 inches<br>
1999](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_GuardianOfTheNightShore_72x48.jpg)
![Mystery Island<br>
acrylic on wood panel<br>
72 x 48 inches<br>
1999](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_MysteryIsland_48x72.jpg)
![Sunset Sail<br>
acrylic on wood panel<br>
72 x 48 inches<br>
1999](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_SunsetSail_72x48.jpg)
![Yellow Sunset<br>
acrylic on wood panel<br>
48 x 72 inches<br>
1999](https://georgewardlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wardlaw_YellowSunset_48x72.jpg)