“A photograph is static because it has stopped time.
A drawing or painting is static because it encompasses time.”
― John Berger
To paint what one cannot speak about is to offer a presence behind appearance. To look at what is visible is to learn something more than what can be seen on the surface, like sighs written in the folds of cloth, or fog-damp attaching itself to a moment.
The process of making a work is an exploration and there is a point where something curious, something beautiful, something enigmatic becomes visible. One reason I like painting is that it communicates in silence. Abstract painting - without obvious references to representation or figuration - offers a deeper silence.
Peter Savage received a BA from Chelsea School of Art and an MA from the Royal College of Art, London. His work has been shown in the UK, the United States, Europe and Australia.
He has also directed documentaries for UK television and created the gallery videos for several high profile museums including The Louvre, the Islamic Art Museum, Doha and the Dallas Museum of Art.