JOHN WELSON -  Emblem - A Statement 

Emblem Motto:- 
In the abstract there is the concrete form. 

The emblem in modern art:- 

There are topics, subjects and modes and means of expression 
which have not found their way into the mainstream of 
artistic expression in the latter part of the twentieth 
centuary. This does not mean that they are not of value 
nor indeed that they are are not valid means of expression 
but that they have not been taken as a part of the artists 
every day vocabulary. There may be many or various reasons 
for this happening but in the work included by this artist 
there is an attempt to place a concept which could be 
considered to out of date in a contemporary context. 

The emblem offering both an illustration and a statement 
of direction might be perceived as being over presciptive 
to the observer. However, in the work included both the 
work itself as well as the motto feed off and into each other. 
This has the effect of there being an act of interaction 
to the affect of creating a heightened sense of both 
visual and cerebral awareness. In effect a third layer 
of comprehension is being achieved by bringing these two 
means of expression together in order to create a greater 
whole.