I see her paintings as impulsive, child-like, sort-of-abstract, sublime, sharp, honest, exploding with color, atmospheric, rhythmic, complex, violent, unsettling and beautiful.
A balance of disturbance and intrigue is a quality I seek in my own work, and I feel this when I look at her paintings. Also, I like her merging of complex abstraction with childish cartooning.
She did one of the "Ramp Projects" at the ICA back in Dec. 2004. Some of you may have seen it. I didn't. But some photos can be seen here.
http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/past/sillman.php
2 comments:
her paintings are really beautiful. the first one you posted reminds me so much of heaven. they are the type of paintings I like to keep going back and looking again and again. they are packed with stories.
yes, wonderful expression and self revelation, raw half told stories keeping our eyes full. and i like how it doesn't get too serious, the color and the glimpses of childish drawings make it magical.
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