In this painting Chambers uses a radically fragmented visual presentation to convey the dynamism of a casual domestic conversation between his wife, Olga, on the left, and her friend Mary. He describes it in terms that underline his interest in film: “A painting gets put together just like an experience—in particles. [This work] isn’t the description of a visual moment; it’s the accumulation of experienced interiors brought into focus. . . . Sense combinations complement one another to enrich perception.”
Art of Perception: Jack Chambers’s Inner Vision
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Jack Chambers, Olga and Mary Visiting, 1964–65
Oil and mixed media on Douglas fir plywood, 125 x 193.7 cm, Museum London