Fragments Four 30"x30" gouache on w/c paper
Fragments Four #101 30"x30" gouache on w/c paper
Fragments Four #102 30"x30" gouache on w/c paper
Fragments Four #103 30"x30" gouache on w/c paper
Fragments Four #104 30"x30" gouache on w/c paper
Fragments Series
For me, it is the
concept behind the work that dictates the image I create. As Anne Truitt says, “A concept of any
importance seems to carry with it the responsibility of inventing methods for
its actualization, and the energy to do so.”
The concept of
Fragments seems to be a way to make visible how I experience the world; memory,
or thought. Which never seems to be as a
whole, but rather in bits, or fragments. I want to have the sense that the image I
create is new; that I have not seen it
before. It is my intention to give the
viewer a different way of viewing the world.
I do not want the images to dictate to the viewer what he should think,
but allows the viewer a place to
think.
I am creating
compositions based on collages I have made.
The shapes themselves are meaningless, but in the compositions they serve important functions. Sometimes they appear to be retreating;
sometimes they are pushing, shoving, and vying for their own space.
The basic principle
of the use of cut and pasted colored paper arranged in juxtaposition that forms
the foundation for an art of limitless associative possibilities. This process allows me to explore
simultaneously the mysterious spaces of inside and outside, figuration and
abstraction, past and present, two and three-dimensional space.
In the finished work
the viewer is confronted with a vision of the world that is literally
constructed and interpreted from the physical context of my life and is a basis
for a collective experience. We see it
together again, for the first time.
4 comments:
Beautiful, vibrant colors, and a wonderful arrangement - uplifting to look upon! And so warm!
Annell, this is quite a departure from the 'graduated light' paintings you worked so hard to perfect (and did)! Also, the difference in mood between those with white and those with no white is amazing. The white-less collages are, as Sherry said, warm and I would add, womb-like while the ones with white have a window of light that takes me into a brighter place.
This quote is so timely for me too, as I ponder which project should be given time and energy “A concept of any importance seems to carry with it the responsibility of inventing methods for its actualization, and the energy to do so.”
The responsibility! Oh yes, I feel that too.
Beautiful work, Annell.
You visited my blog. I clicked on your name link; and I saw listed two blogs....none of them with poetry. I just wanted to return the visit....but I am not sure where 'you' are with poetry. Best to you.
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