When I went to meet with Sylvia, this work immediately caught my eye and then held my attention. The texture running through the work, the intensity of her stare, the clarity of the black and white palette, it is always a combination of things that creates the magic of a piece. My current series of paintings is called “Close up.” The subjects of my paintings have many layers. We have our dark sides, and light, parts of ourselves that we show, and others we hide within. Together, this combination creates the beauty of who we are. Portraits of women are my main focus. I like to communicate with the viewer through the eyes of my subjects. My hope is that everyone sees and interprets the paintings in a different way, each time it is experienced. I am in a nonstop process of finding beauty and capturing the moment. The unpredictable nature of the layering of materials that I use between the paint, covers, and at the same time, emphasizes areas. Each step is a reaction to the one before. It is a constant building up of an image and tearing it down. The more layers I paint, the more interesting the surface becomes. This is a metaphor for humans and how we are shaped by what we have experienced in some form or another. My intention is to arrive at a balance between the order and the chaos, light and dark, tradition and expression, always searching for balance. The paintings begin to have a life of their own. |
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