BG: It is certainly true that my work is painterly, in the sense of loving and exploring materiality of paint itself. (painters-table.com)
The abstract gestures in Kissick's latest renderings drift in the space between the deadpan and the ironic, while remaining committed to the sheer materiality of paintings as objects. (katzmancontemporary.com)
Martin therefore places Leonardo in a line of thought leading to the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, and on the basis of their work he takes it for granted that «the creative process is an unconscious» one that functions best when the artist is focused on the sheer materiality of painting. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)