Molly Yergens: Earlier Work

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Earlier Work

Obon. Oil on Canvas. 17" x 20"

Overstory Overture. Oil on Panel. 12" x 9"

Natural Regeneration. Oil on Panel. 12" x 9"

Bransvold Township from Above. Oil on Panel. 16" x 16"

Stratigraphy. Oil on Canvas. 54" x 72"

Tiger Hill. Oil on Canvas. 47" x 30"

Cemetery on a Hill. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 11"

Here are some selections from the portfolio that I sent to AIB admissions. I posted the paintings that I believe are most relevant to future endeavors. Some of these paintings were also the subject of noteworthy discussions during January residency critiques.

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Artist Statement 6/1/11

I seek opportunities to explore and experience. A strong connection to my surroundings compels me to investigate the landscape’s layered complexity and to search for orientation and meaning in its mysterious vastness. My work reveals aspects of both visual space and mythical space. My paintings and drawings reveal the richness which is beyond visual experience, only accessible through imagination and intuition. My experience of place has evolved from an appreciation of its natural beauty to a deeper connection with its primeval spirit.

It is my intention to express the primal essence of place. My work mediates spatial experience and facilitates imagined wandering. My paintings ultimately become both cartographic artifacts of individual experiences and vehicles for sharing. The work does not present a single vista from a fixed perspective. My paintings function as paths rather than windows, opportunities for visual meandering through imagined space. Organic forms merge with architectural forms. Abstract linear elements anchor, suspend, connect and support. The pause and flow of painterly gesture perpetuates the viewer’s journey.