Listen on SoundCloud about the inspiration surrounding the painting. (5min)
In his own words, Shane Guffogg, who is a Los Angeles-based international artist, explains his intention for creating 2016, "At the Still Point of the Turning World" oil on canvas, 80 x 100 inches. In this short monologue Guffogg also genuinely shares his thoughts on T. S. Eliot's inspirational text "Four Quartets" which shaped the visual impression.
“At the Still Point of the Turning World”, 2016, oil on canvas, 80 x 100 inches
Listen to the artist speak about the influences and how this painting came about on SoundCloud
Shane Guffogg is an American artist who looks through the lens of humanity at civilizations, both past and present, and views time as threads that connect all people. His work is a visual language that is informed by the spiritualism of abstraction and the realism of the old masters. These two ideas are usually seen as separate but Guffogg fuses them seamlessly into works that transcend and become testaments to thoughts that inform us of who we are in the 21st century.