2 posts tagged “artists”
"Esther Pearl Watson grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Her family moved often, since her father's hobby of building huge flying saucers out of scrap metal and car engines didn't always sit well with the neighbors. Esther's pieces are often overtly narrative, clear but mysterious scenes of houses or figures ornamented with snippets of prose telling just enough to get the viewer's own imagination engaged, wanting to know more. Some are about family, some about places, all have a rich interior life. Her works without words are just as suggestive of story, also exerting a deep emotional pull."
Margo Selksi at the Glass Garage
The imaginary world of artist Margo Selski
An article on Sleski from Minnesota Public Radio
Artist statement: "I work in primarily oil paint and beeswax on large canvases. I wish to create an initial sense of stability by echoing qualities found in northern Flemish masterpieces. I use aged tints, surface cracks and the static three-quarter poses typical of the period.
I paint imaginary characters rendered in intricate detail frozen in mid-gesture within airless spaces. By using sumptuous fabrics, laced ruffled collars, black and white checked floors as well as surface treatment, I attempt of further accentuate an illusion of history, balance and permanence.
On initial viewing, my work reads as placidly narrative storytelling. Seemingly simple allegories, my work reveals itself over time. By using a safe and familiar composition my goal is to lull the viewer into a false sense of comfort and familiarity, where they are drawn to images which, upon further viewing, become curious, uncomfortable and perhaps even dangerous. By juxtaposing images from myth and reality, I fulfill my own personal desire to explore the mysterious."
I paint imaginary characters rendered in intricate detail frozen in mid-gesture within airless spaces. By using sumptuous fabrics, laced ruffled collars, black and white checked floors as well as surface treatment, I attempt of further accentuate an illusion of history, balance and permanence.
On initial viewing, my work reads as placidly narrative storytelling. Seemingly simple allegories, my work reveals itself over time. By using a safe and familiar composition my goal is to lull the viewer into a false sense of comfort and familiarity, where they are drawn to images which, upon further viewing, become curious, uncomfortable and perhaps even dangerous. By juxtaposing images from myth and reality, I fulfill my own personal desire to explore the mysterious."
The imaginary world of artist Margo Selski
An article on Sleski from Minnesota Public Radio
