Rachel Taylor, "Night"

Artist Statement

My current body of work is an exploration of color, surface, depth, and a visual language of the unknown and indefinite. My process consists of a call and response between deliberate and unintentional marks on a surface. I rely on chance and intuition, and where they pause between the known and chaos. These playful and imperfect environments emerge from the emotional impact and resonance of personal experience. I also view these energetic, vulnerable, and fluid spaces as reflections of an interior life. They refer to pleasure, tactility, and desire through a close relationship and proximity to the body.

Artist Bio

Rachel Taylor is an artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Drawing inspiration from handmade and mass-produced objects, she uses paint and drawing materials to create images that explore ideas of human fulfillment, desire, and sensuality. Rachel Taylor received an MFA from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a BFA from Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has participated in residencies such as the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and SOMA Summer 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. Rachel Taylor is currently pursuing an MA in Communications and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.

Night, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15”, 2021, $220, 3. Pelvis, acrylic on paper, 15 x 11”, 2021, $220