Collage acrylic and charcoal on wooden panel 30cm x 60cm, in contemporary Tasmanian oak frameAcrylic and mixed media on box wood panel 30cm x 30cm Aristotle's quote, "The whole is more than the sum of its parts," One of a series of non-objective artworks made using a limited number of colours, shapes, marks, and texture. "The whole is more than the sum of its parts," taps into the cognitive process and our inate ability to form meaningful wholes from disparate parts. Portals immediately pull the eye into various dimensions. In a simple composition every element of design is carefully chosen for what it will bring to the whole. Limited colour palette; a final charcoal mark; the exact placement of collage; contrasting textures and movement occurs through line and repetition.