The artwork exhibited in "Signs of Life" embraces contradiction. Using materials like house paint and spent brush bristles, Winfield navigates the conflict between volatile textures and alluring color fields. Many of the paintings have a rich history of layering, as the artist frequently reworks pieces over long periods of time. This can be seen in chunky, built-up surfaces of paintings, swaths of flat, luminous color, and translucent layers that reveal glimpses of a painting’s past.
Winfield playfully translates routine occurrences, such as the lengthening of shadows or changes in the weather, into alternative dimensional states using the language of abstraction. A number of works in "Signs of Life" draw inspiration from exterior space and phenomena, which then take on the qualities of cryptic symbols after being transformed by the artist.
