Mad Hatter Painting

Hullo folks,

The latest madness:

I've been checking out some cubist paintings lately; I've never looked into the style much before, but after reading about what cubism is and how it creates an image 'indirectly' out of contrasts of light and shade and geometrical shapes, I was intrigued. It wasn't exactly straightforward to paint a cubist picture: I had to deconstruct and reconstruct what I was trying to depict beforehand - 'mangle it up' a bit, which the audience can reconstruct for themselves in their own way. Some cubist pictures are more abstract and extreme than others... but I prefer less rigid/geometric kinds - those with human figures and ambiguous faces.

Anyway, carrying on an Alice in Wonderland tack, I decided to make some small paintings with a cubist 'flavour' to them. The first - and most irresistible - has to be the Hatter. A misplaced face and twisted fingers seem to lend themselves freely to the idea of insanity or a multiple personality or a broken mind! I've also got plans to try Alice, a Cheshire Cat and a White Rabbit in this style. Please let me know what you think. . .

Thanks for reading!