Terrence Keller

By the late 1980’s, Keller had established a uniqueness to his art.  In fact, he had hit a new level of sophistication that’s tied to his innovative use of paint material.

In the pieces created during this time, one is always aware of the fullness of the grounds and the way Keller scraped and puddled the liquid paint to create a rich configuration of tonal and colouristic incidents.  It seems there is often a subtle counterpoint relations between the  drawings in the ground and that of the gel overlayer.

Keller’s paintings became more grandly conceived, bolder and clearer in their visual effects. Working with the repeatable formats gave him a better hold on his ideas which in turn, provided more flexibility in his approach.

He now saw the format as the facilitator rather than as some sort of stylistic signature.  He benefited from his ability to pick and choose between motifs or abandon them altogether if it seemed useful.

Keller’s smaller paintings were less tied to pre-set layout designs, although they too were affected but the trend toward “clarity” that emerged was in the larger, horizontal paintings.