You Were Always On My Mind
Perhaps best known for his text-based paintings and depictions of cartoon figures, landscapes, too were always close to Spiller's heart. Initially inspired by Van Gogh (“as an artist, one is merely a link in a chain”), Spiller contemplated how Van Gogh’s art would differ if created in modern times, with modern freedoms. When painting his landscapes – on canvases the same size as his own studio windows – Spiller wanted to make a pure and perfect surface, removing brushstrokes so that his signature “dots” floated magically on the surface of the canvas.
Year: 2014
Medium: Acrylic and pencil on stitched canvas panels
Titled, hand signed and dated on verso
Size: 37 x 31.875 in (94 x 81 cm)
Provenance: From the artist's Estate to Long-Sharp Gallery