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Audrey Anastasi
Persian Forest, collage, 30" x 22", 2019, $1200
This Week, collage, 30" x 22", 2019, $1200
"Starting with observational drawings from life, these works evolve through a series of variations, modifying tonality and forest elements. Even though recognizable as trees, I consider the birch works to be process-oriented abstractions. I am interested in the interplay between the more “solid” individual face or figure and the staccato character of the tree forms. With dense repetitions and anthropomorphic suggestions, the birch tree series presents forests that are akin to those of childhood fairy tales, where one can be hopelessly lost. Coexisting with this discomforting circumstance, there remains a suggestion of the endless wonder, continuity, and power of renewal in nature. Life spirit prevails beyond what is scientifically measurable and knowable in a physical sense. And, for me, this confirms faith in the unknowable."
Audrey Anastasi
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