Carol Robertson: Interview

Carol Robertson, Circular Stories - Alayrac Ochre, 2013, oil on canvas 84 x 84 i
Carol Robertson, Circular Stories - Alayrac Ochre, 2013, oil on canvas 84 x 84 inches (courtesy of the artist)

Patrick Morrissey and Hanz Hancock interview painter Carol Robertson.

Robertson comments: "I’m presently dividing circles into multi-coloured sections which nevertheless still form an unbroken circle. The wonderful thing about a circle is that it always remains whole. For a couple of years I’ve been adding these divided rings running around the edge to create a sense of movement within the painting, so your eye starts to move around the circle in an almost kinetic way ... I’m interested in rhythms and measured logic but I’m interested in subjective systems too. I want colour to read as light and disrupt the geometry."