"Do Not Go Gentle" by Seth Tummins
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Seth Tummins
Do Not Go Gentle
Oil on Linen Panel
18" x 36"
Life is a layered thing. I started this work with a simple idea. I was already thinking about the grit it took for anyone to live year-round in many places out West (in any era) and the lengths people go to to make a thing work. The title I thought I'd use was "Sustain" for the way the vapors held in the air before dissipating and for the way it reminded me of the pedal on a piano, the tone gradually fading away AND for the way the water shown here was sustenance AND for the way people fight for claims made - but when our uncle passed, I was reminded of the grip that will loosen, the contention that will end. "Do Not Go Gentle" is like most other paintings in that it could've been a hundred other paintings at any given time, but this is where I stop. The hypnotic sound of the big gun sprinkler might as well be the sound of a clock and we're all on a deadline.
Do Not Go Gentle
Oil on Linen Panel
18" x 36"
Life is a layered thing. I started this work with a simple idea. I was already thinking about the grit it took for anyone to live year-round in many places out West (in any era) and the lengths people go to to make a thing work. The title I thought I'd use was "Sustain" for the way the vapors held in the air before dissipating and for the way it reminded me of the pedal on a piano, the tone gradually fading away AND for the way the water shown here was sustenance AND for the way people fight for claims made - but when our uncle passed, I was reminded of the grip that will loosen, the contention that will end. "Do Not Go Gentle" is like most other paintings in that it could've been a hundred other paintings at any given time, but this is where I stop. The hypnotic sound of the big gun sprinkler might as well be the sound of a clock and we're all on a deadline.
