Using oil paint on a piece of canvas is a reference to a previous age of technology, we take it for granted that the language we use is commonly understood, although there are infinite interpretations, we can still follow the thread of things, like an overgrown path into a dark deep wood. The meanings we attach to things through this language came into existence a long time before we were around, this legacy is our heritage and if we take it for granted we risk corrupting it..
