Raspberry Dreams Print

My geometric-shaped canvases embrace contemporary art practices of relevant pluralism. These works are a union of fine art, architecture, and design, referencing underlying themes in art history mixing and merging concepts. While acknowledging the foundations of 20th-century geometric abstraction, my objective is to explore beyond the restrictions of minimalism and revisit the original discourse that sparked its inquiry. In the painting “Rasberry Dreams,” I selectively incorporate hard-edged elements from the late 1950s and early 1960s that influenced the shaped canvas movement. However, I openly challenge its history of unadorned/ unmodulated planes of color and rejection of the illusion of space. In contrast, I select symbolic colors heavily embellished by patterns found in domestic spaces, emphasizing the history of wallpaper, starting with the Arts and Crafts movement in the 1960s and 1970s and continuing to current happenings. The edges of my artwork define a rotation of deep and shallow areas, creating an impression of space. Incorporating ornate motifs and rich colors, I invite the viewer to pause—to linger, accompanying the rhythm of my daily happenings.