“Final Spectral Painting”
Jonathan Walker
24 Feb → 11 Mar 2006

The painting exhibited at West Space is the final one of a body of work begun in 1990. Final Spectral Painting uses mathematical lines derived from highly realistic drawings of lavender to create density diagrams depicted in colours using complex sequencing.

The title ‘Spectral Painting’ comes from Horatiu Radulescu who invented a philosophy and technique of musical composition whereby various sound qualities including certain harmonics usually hidden in conventional music are exposed to the listener as a shimmering energy.

Jonathan Walker was born 1952 in Melbourne and was brought up in the Gippsland bush where he developed a fascination with light and tracery structures. He completed a Diploma of Fine Art RMIT and has exhibited at Pinacotheca, Latrobe Street Gallery and TCB. Presently he teaches Painting at Victoria University.