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Rose Umerlik -- Displacement of Form

October 22 - December 16, 2012



Scroll down past these thumbnails to view their enlargements and their captions, as well as the artist's statement. 

Picture

Softening
16 x 22 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$1,100
sold

Picture

Prospect in White
58 x 30 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$4,200


Picture

Steering
24 x 38 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$2,600

Picture

Diverge
28 x 44 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,250
sold

Picture

Distancing
30 x 60 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$4,300
sold




Picture

Between
16 x 22 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$1,100

Picture

Course and Line
16 x 22 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$1,100

Picture

Red Marking
50 x 26 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,450

Picture

Blue Shift
28 x 48 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,500

Picture

Stay in Folds
36 x 26 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$2,600

Picture

Away
24 x 38 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$2,600

Picture

Allowing Room
28 x 22 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$1,800
sold

Picture

Heave and Fall
48 x 28 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,500

Picture

Partitioning
28 x 48 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,500

Picture

Lowering
50 x 26 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$3,450
sold

Picture

Following Time
60 x 30 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$4,300

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Structuring
26 x 38 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$2,750

Picture

Positioning
60 x 30 in.
oil and graphite on panel
$4,300

 


My art practice is inextricably tied to my personal history. Stories of
family, relationships, and self-awareness generate forces of emotion --
fear, hope, loss, pain, and love -- that drive me through the creation
of each painting. 
 
From the beginning of each piece, I lay down shapes, lines, and bodies
of color. As I manipulate these elements, I intuitively recognize how the
correlation of these elements mirrors my interpersonal relationships.
At different times, these lines and forms vary in the way they relate to
one another. Sometimes they hold each other, or gesture lovingly;
other times they oppose each other or interact aggressively; sometimes
their relationship is uncomfortable or uncertain; other times, they strive
for isolation. 

As I move through moments of personal recognition, those moments
influence the formulation of the composition. I engage in an extended series
of decisions and revisions; tensions undulate on the painted surface,  layers
of lines, pigments, and shapes are laid down, cleared, and then selectively
restored. When a painting is realized conclusively, the surface is necessarily
multifarious; the reworked layers reflect my ongoing struggle to accept
my history and my present, and to be hopeful of the future.
 
This complexity of formal elements and process pervades my work. My aim is
not only to mirror the intricacies of my personal story, but also to connect with
the viewer, to echo the personal, emotional struggles that resonate with each of us,
and that inhabit the collective human mind and heart.

Rose Umerlik
2012

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