Elizabeth Magness
Spring
Artspace Member Spotlight Exhibition
March 24 - April 22, 2023
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery
Acrylic on Canvas
Each painting’s structure and the shapes within are drawn from things that are unfiltered, uncontrived and organic. I take cracks in a sidewalk or the lines of pollen that remain after a heavy spring rain and reimagine them as ways to divide space on the canvas. They become vessels through which to examine color and a means to create an emotional landscape.
I want to swim in color, live in its expanse. I am continually inspired by summer yellow peaches, fuschia peonies, golden marigolds, the various blues of water. When I mix colors, I like to reuse the same color base from one section and keep adding to it and remixing the paint. In this way, the colors on the canvas stay related and connected but intentionally not exact. I gradually build up thin layers of pigmented glaze to create a glowing depth.
My paintings reflect an honest emotional experience. Each painting captures stolen moments of transcendence as a flawed person in a messy world. The work reflects a personal journey that must return to optimism, though frequently difficult. Each work is a forged consonance amidst imperfection.
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"Spring," Acrylic on unstretched canvas. 72 x 108 inches.