Pigvision

Fig. 2. Stephen Auger, Dream Time, oil paint and gIass spheres on linen, 45 x 75 in, 1989. (Photo: Gamma One) This painting has particularly dynamic harmonic yellows and oranges . If a loop is used, one can see the specific combinations of red, green and blue used to create the harmonic tones. cluding incandescent, halogen and natural daylight. Changes in the quality of light reflected off the surface bring forth the greatest range of harmonic phenomena in a given work. The most spectacular harmonic colors tend to be those in the yellow-orange, turquoise and deep ultra-violet range. The visual presence of harmonic color is very atmospheric and appears to be emanating from within the work itself (Color Plate B No.1). Often it manifests as a vaporous mist floating above the surface of the painting. Fig. 3. Raymond Rohner, Pigvision, World Wide Web site of the Pigvision project, 1994. The site uses a spatial structure based on that of the Sunday Hill Research Station (map at right) to present the results of the project's research and related information on art and agriculture. The techniques I have developed to apply the paint range from meticulous work with brush and palette knife to a fine layering of the colors with a serigraph method. This approach allows me to juxtapose the components of the color scale in subtle proportional relationships , commingling and reticulating the colors in the composition. In recent years I have experimented with a variety of reflective and textured surfaces that broadens one's experience of the paintings . I work spontaneously within this structure and consider my most successful paintings capable of offering a meaningful context for the viewer to experience harmonic sensation. I am currently creating a series of serigraphs entitled A Vocabulary ofHarmonicColor that will systematically reveal the full range of harmonic color that is derived from this color theory. It is a great hope of mine that other artists will be inclined to take advantage of this specific treatment of color. I imagine realms of color sensation waiting to be discovered as this physiological technology evolves and gains exposure. A glossary can be provided upon request . Manuscript received 15 May 1995. PIGVISION Raymond Rohner, KDP,CH-9043 Trogen, Switzerland. E-mail: WWW URL: Acceptedfor publication by RogerF. Malina. Pigvision is a collaborative project setting out to explore the interface between art and agriculture. It is supported by Sunday Hill Research Station, an agricultural institute situated in the Huon Valleyin Southern Tasmania. Paintings depicting pastoral landArtists ' Statements 233 scapes are not necessarily the only places where art and agriculture meet. Agriculture demands creativity. In agriculture , problems continually arise regarding how things work: how food production can be adapted to the needs of a growing world population, for example. Creativity through imagination and intuition is one of the most astonishing phenomena the human mind is capable of producing. It is also one of the most important subjects in the realm of art. Part of Pigvision's activity is to develop a World Wide Web (WWW) site for the publication of its research and to provide an Internet service for people with similar interests. The structure of its WWWsite is based on that of the Sunday Hill complex. The user moves through a virtual space whose features are partly borrowed from the real site and partly adapted to the needs of the project. Internet visitors entering 234 Artists' Statements Pigvision's homepage at get an overview of the site (Fig. 3). From this page they are able to choose the buildings they would like to enter. The "Administration" area of the site provides all the necessary information on how to contact Pigvision and how to subscribe to its newsletter. Passersby can also find gateways to other related WWW projects around the world. Unique projects often raise a large amount of curiosity and many questions . The homepage refers newcomers to the "Interpretation Centre." It explains the history of Sunday Hill Research Station and the idea behind the Pigvision project. Such an information service would be incomplete without references to other artists' work. The "Pictorama" contains a collection of titles and images referring to artwork depicting pigs. Pigvision's own...