Raina Briggs - Stay in the Room (Oil on canvas, 48" x 60", 2020) - NOT FOR SALE
Mark making distorts the body and its environment. The gesture simultaneously mimics and deviates from the forms, obscuring certain moments while also building detail. Layering merges the boundary between figure and space. Colors are exaggerated from observation, which change as the work develops. The initial palette is minimal and observational, and becomes increasingly reactionary and inventive. Multiple different forms and environments are referenced, which generates a feeling of familiarity without obvious recognition. The act of making the painting carries the weight of the search for an idea, rooted in emotional response.
Mark making distorts the body and its environment. The gesture simultaneously mimics and deviates from the forms, obscuring certain moments while also building detail. Layering merges the boundary between figure and space. Colors are exaggerated from observation, which change as the work develops. The initial palette is minimal and observational, and becomes increasingly reactionary and inventive. Multiple different forms and environments are referenced, which generates a feeling of familiarity without obvious recognition. The act of making the painting carries the weight of the search for an idea, rooted in emotional response.
Mark making distorts the body and its environment. The gesture simultaneously mimics and deviates from the forms, obscuring certain moments while also building detail. Layering merges the boundary between figure and space. Colors are exaggerated from observation, which change as the work develops. The initial palette is minimal and observational, and becomes increasingly reactionary and inventive. Multiple different forms and environments are referenced, which generates a feeling of familiarity without obvious recognition. The act of making the painting carries the weight of the search for an idea, rooted in emotional response.