When I looked up the meaning of “abstract artist”, I found many different interpretations of this term, but 
all of them were rooted in the same basic concept, that an abstract artist is one who uses colour and form in a non-representational way. In the process of creating my paintings, I am using a non-representational method to express ideas, images, thoughts, and experiences . . . for this reason I presume I am working under the umbrella of abstract art.

In language, metaphor serves a similar function. Aristotle considered “metaphor” as a mechanism to transfer the meaning of one word into a different meaning to which it connects only because a comparison resides in our mind. This is one of the most studied and analysed mechanisms in literature and it is considered one of the most important manifestations of the literary imagination. Metaphor is used extensively in literature, particularly in poetry ‑ words, objects, thoughts and emotions from one 
context are used in a different context, and their meaning is changed.  

Abstract painters normally describe their works as being laden with meaning. This meaning, however, 
is never conventional, nor could it be expressed verbally. Playing with this magical resource allows me to feel an absolute freedom and to convey emotional meaning with every single movement of my palette knife.  

I invite you to look at these visual metaphors, to touch them and to use your imagination in a direct encounter with the work. It’s my dream that you can discover exactly how these abstract shapes, areas of colour and textures express the kinds of meaning I claim were motivating my aesthetic decisions.
Do you want to play?

Jordi Forniés
2008