about the artist![]() ![]() "transform something realistic - break the rules - color outside the lines" Angela's large-scale, non-representational paintings are intensely personal abstractions full of bravado and dimension. Her skillful use of light and shadow creates dynamic landscapes of multi-layered secret spaces and overt shapes. "When I was growing up I would sit for hours creating images that looked like nothing to everyone else, but to me were magnificent entities." For Angela, this process of cathartic, self-expression was inspired from an art teacher whose mantra was "immerse yourself in the work; clear your mind, don't think about what you're creating and don't think about a desired outcome." For Angela, this instruction to mentally release and let go of associations, logic and any sense of "right" process, allowed her an enormous sense of liberation that translated into an "automatic" process of creating. This sense of the "automatic" is revealed in her paintings, through the lack of visual reference points; there is no visual hierarchy. Form and color capture a language of gesture and mood inspired from within. The bold earthen-tones and raw shapes of cubes, circles and spirals reveal a meditative purity that are clearly relevant for Angela, but allow the viewer their own interpretation. When Angela does incorporate figures into her images, they are lithe and organic. The figures are small compared to their surrounding landscape, and capture the essence of the human form, without distracting detail. The dancing forms remind one of spirits who intuit rather than dominate their surrounding landscape. ![]() ![]() The six-year hiatus for Angela was symbolic of how personal journeys are intense and draining. "I needed time to restore and now feel once again I'm in a climate conducive to that kind of exploration." |
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