William Allan is a well rounded artist who not only paints but sculpts as well. So the media Allan uses varies quite a bit, from acrylics, water colors, and graphite, to wooden boxes and everyday objects.
Allan states how his works are about the "phenomenon of us". He tries to portray in his pieces the way the world is and how people interact in this world. Allan's art is also about telling the stories objects have to tell. He felt that painting was not adequate to bring these stories to life and felt that the objects themselves could better tell it. This has resulted in his box projects where he'll set up a little scene in a wooden box.
Allan's art is representative in that you can tell what he's trying to depict in his paintings and what the objects are in his boxes. However, they are arranged and portrayed in a kind of surrealist way that makes the piece somewhat unrecognizable. This is so with a painting of his of the sky with a random pair of shoes and string lights floating in the middle of the piece. Allan actually chooses the sky for his subject matter in many of his pieces, but he also depicts people too.
Because of his wide range of artistic skills, Allan is able to communicate an idea through the best possible media.
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ArtBabble. Indianapolis Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
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