Exhibition: Wandering
January 17–March 1
February 6: Exhibition Opening Reception, 5–8pm
February 22: Artist Conversation, 11am–Noon
LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY
Now represented by LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY
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Beyond the Canvas: Improvisational Painting and the Art of Engaging a Complex World
"Improvisational abstract painting, when done right, should defy the artist’s expectations. Each stroke, shape, and smudge becomes part of an unfolding dialogue, creating a space where the act of painting is less about achieving a final image and more about exploring possibilities. This openness to the unknown transforms the canvas into a dynamic environment where every decision leads to new challenges and discoveries. In an era defined by acceleration and increasing complexity and interconnectedness, the process of improvisational painting offers insights into how we might think about approaching the unpredictable landscapes of social, political, and ecological life with a similar spirit of engagement and adaptability..."
What I Don’t Know
“I have to remind myself that I don’t need to know where this painting will end up—only that it's trying to answer a question I don’t know how to ask. As I’m working, I strive (clumsily) to invite a state of not knowing—as frustrating and debilitating as it can be much of the time—because that’s why I paint, why most of us paint, I gather, to better understand what we don’t know. Or maybe, more accurately, that we don’t know…”
“That’s what I’m interested in, the space in between the moment of imagining what is possible and yet not knowing what that is.” –Julie Mehretu
Represented by LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY