Why are Peter Swift’s paintings always symmetrical? Swift’s goal is to create laconic, resonant symmetries that have a universal appeal. He starts with simple objects that we use every day, but we rarely even notice. For example, a running shoe.
Peter Swift, Measuring Tapes, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60”
If he had done a painting of just one running shoe, it would have been a standard realistic still life painting. Instead, he painted eight running shoes—in a circle, which is something completely different. The painting has become a mandala of the mundane, almost a sacred object, a hymn to ordinary life and to running.
Peter Swift, Running Shoes, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60”
Swift’s work combines both symmetrical design and classic, realistic still life painting. He has coined the phrase “Symmetrical Realism” to describe his distinctive style.
More of Swift’s work can be seen at the Seven Bridges Foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut, or by visiting the organization’s website at www.sevenbridges.org.
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