Part 20 of an interview series in which I invite artists to respond to six questions about art, process, and creativity (previous interviews: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ). Today I talk to painter Tim McFarlane, from Philadelphia. Tim's paintings are an absorbing combination of symmetrical pattern overlaid with sensitive gestural mark-making, a procedure that is sometimes interestingly reversed, with a rough background giving way to a geometric shape. Looking at his paintings reminds me of the way that passages of music follow each other in a composition -- indicating that it's no accident that music and visual art use the same term. Imposition (indeterminate passage) , 2012, acrylic on panel, 36 x 36 inches Philip Hartigan : What medium do you chiefly use, and why? Tim McFarlane : I use acrylic...
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