Wood and Water II Painting

Talya Brookman is a Sydney-based artist. She was born in London and has also lived in Los Angeles and New York – where she studied Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute of Art. Brookman has trialled sculpture and figurative work before finding her distinctive flair in abstract expressionism. Prior to art school she was fascinated with the dynamic potential of animation — the ability to build transcendental landscapes and present an alternative reality. This has served as a foundation for her current pieces, which are tethered to nature: cells under a microscope, veins in a human hand and tree roots and what exists within. She paints with a variety of mediums such as paper, wood, plastic and canvas using acrylics, charcoal, pens, Indian inks and pastels. Her works strive for order, to balance and restrain internalised chaos through exploration of colour and form. Since 2000 her art has been internationally exhibited, and is included in a number of established private collections.