Betrayed...

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Comment by Resident Curator on November 16, 2012 at 9:05pm

Lately I've been looking under the 'most popular' tag to see what others are looking at- there are some really wonderful works on this site. 

Comment by Chrys Roboras on November 16, 2012 at 5:04am

Thank you very much for your amazing analysis of my work. You have hit the nail on the head and I am very honored!

 

Comment by julie keller on November 15, 2012 at 10:10am

Kristen, I appreciate you reaching back and pulling forward some very early listings with your comments.  There are so many layers on this site.  love being introduced to this series.

Comment by Resident Curator on November 15, 2012 at 8:10am

Curator’s Comment:  

 

I like how most of your paintings initially appear to be non-objective color field studies before noticing the minutely detailed figure- establishing a more traditional figure-ground relationship.  The ground in this particular piece, Betrayed, is even more ephemeral than most.  While it doesn’t draw the viewer into the space with luscious high chroma color- as in the smooth aqua Isolation or textural Passer-by, it is subtle and understated. It’s as if the emotion and state of betrayal is actually more inward looking and delicately comprehended rather than an intense and fiery passion, as it customarily evokes.  The neutralized ochre ground also contains fissures or meandering paths, breaking the quiet solemnity of the space.  Perhaps betrayal is a communicative breakdown rather than an abrupt break? I find the square picture plane in this series also creates a certain tension in the space. Rarely occupying center stage, the lone figures enter or exit amorphous and uncertain realms.  Sometimes the emotive golden color carries them into enveloping warmth- darker tones suggest the edge of an abyss.