Sequential Narratives by John Meyer

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John Meyer’s art explores the divide between realism and illusion. His style is firmly rooted in the broad traditions of western representational art, yet the characters are fictional.

Like a skilled novelist, he uses the imaginary narrative to highlight an intense psychological realism that speaks of intimacy and distance.

Meyer’s fascination with the notion of the public and the private has led to the development of a narrative genre which fuses his craftmanship as a leading portrait painter with the compositional discipline evident in his earlier landscapes. This book is about the development of the sequential narrative.

Drawing on the influence of the cinema and the moving image, Meyer’s storylines unfold in a series of paintings each around a single theme. The narratives draw on out emotional ambiguities and invite us to provide out own resolution and sense of closure.