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Spontaneity, action, passion and emotion fill the
energetic canvases vibrantly painted by Kerrie
Warren. By allowing her unconscious emotions to guide
her brush, Warren creates powerfully vivid works of gestural
abstraction. Her active style places her directly in the work,
her bold spirit present in every confident splatter of acrylic.
In fact, the artist handcrafts every aspect of each finished
canvas herself, from the stretching, to the whitewashing, to
the painting itself. Therefore, she develops an ever-growing
relationship with the work, which touchingly comes through
in the finished products.
Though her works are reminiscent of the seminal abstract
painter Jackson Pollock, they are entirely contemporary,
rooted in the artist’s own modern existence and unique
experiences. In each painting, she refines the conceptual
ideals held by the Abstract Expressionists, reinterpreting
them and translating her own artistic vision into a movement
all her own. As pigments build upon one another, layer upon
layer, Warren conjures a tenuous balance. Carefully, she
harnesses the rhythmic movement of her strokes, pulling
them together to produce a work of stunning, if unlikely,
harmony.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Kerrie Warren has formally
studied painting and ceramics and holds a degree in
transpersonal art therapy. She currently lives and works as
a full time artist in Crossover, Victoria.
KERRIE WARREN
Big Dreaming, New York! Acrylic on Canvas 47” x 78”
Websites: www.kerriewarren.com.au
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Kerrie_Warren.aspx
SUZETE MARTINS
Village Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 48”
The eclectic Brazilian painter, Suzete Martins, fashions
rich, highly textured works that are steeped in beauty
and philosophy. Though her works are typically non-figural
abstractions, Martins’ painting deals with a variety of timeless
subjects such as love, hope, celebration, and community.
Her use of color allows meaning to permeate the work as
the viewer’s eye recedes deeply into the viscera of the
painting, searching like a hunter for hidden truths. Martins’
oeuvre recalls a wide variety of physical phenomena such
as the powerful interaction of plate tectonics or the haunting
and awe-inspiring beauty of evening forests. Most of her
works have an underlying geometric compositional quality
comparable to constructionist or De Stijl styles, where bold
lines and rectangles push and pull the viewer’s eye around
the canvas. Martins experiments with a variety of media
including sand, paper, or fabric and she is not tied to one
style in particular. In certain paintings she crafts a light,
lyrical quality while retaining the rich texture so characteristic
to her work. While in others, she employs the color field,
applying layer upon layer of color, which shimmers and
pulsates without being constricted by subjective matter.
Each painting is a journey for both the artist and the viewer,
peering out to discover meaning and beauty in life. Martins
currently resides in Buffalo, NY.
Websites: www.suzetemartins.com/
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Suzete_Martins.aspx
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