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Gallery: 鈥楴ature is better at painting than I am鈥�

WHEN it comes to art, letting nature take control can be a risky strategy, but guided by the visionary hand of Turner prize-winning artist Keith Tyson, the results are strikingly beautiful.

This image, called Nested, is part of 鈥淣ature鈥� series now showing at the gallery in London. While it looks organic, reminiscent of the patterns formed by dyes picking out tissues on a medical slide, this is purely coincidental. The title refers to the creative process rather than what it depicts.

As the 鈥渃anvas鈥� for these works Tyson uses an aluminium panel soaked in acid, onto which he pours various substances, including paint designed for stained glass windows, ceramic glazes, resins, and oily paint from a child鈥檚 graphics set. He then allows them to interact with each other and the acidic surface 鈥� 鈥渂asically doing exactly what it says not to on the back of the packet鈥� as he puts it. The temperature of his studio affects how fast the chemicals react, the angle of the canvas determines the gravitational pull on the liquids, and their viscosity and way they mix all contribute to the appearance of the finished work.

But just how random is it? 鈥淚 have control over the initial starting conditions, the colour palette if you like, and I have an idea of the 鈥榖reed鈥� of painting that will come out at the end, whether it鈥檒l turn out cellular or freer flowing,鈥� Tyson says. 鈥淏ut as for the final appearance, it鈥檚 completely unpredictable. Nature is much better at painting than I am.鈥�

Much of 罢测蝉辞苍鈥檚 back catalogue borrows from science and nature 鈥� he named his first solo show after one of CERN鈥檚 particle accelerators.

Gallery: 鈥楴ature is better at painting than I am鈥�