IdentityII

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Comment by Resident Curator on November 16, 2016 at 11:49am

Curator’s Comments:

 

Identity II came up in a recent search, and I was attracted to the strong gestural movement of the path leading into the painting.  The expressive mark making holds together as an evocative landscape, with unexpected hues.  The orange/ochre path advances in space due to its warmer higher chroma hue, while bits of saturated blues and reds balance the rust tones in the background.  The piece has an overall earthy feel, though the diagonal divisions of the space keep the piece from appearing restful or contemplative. Interestingly, the companion work entitled Identity I doesn’t appear to share the more obvious elements of landscape, but presents the path as a more independent, spiraling form.