Annette Selle, In the Light, Oil on Canvas

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from a multitude of applied points and transparent layers, a pictorial space emerges, one that does not so much describe … Read more from a multitude of applied points and transparent layers, a pictorial space emerges, one that does not so much describe an object as make an atmosphere palpable. Proximity and distance, light and material shape the viewer's perception. The fragile surface concentrates energy at its center, simultaneously balancing stillness and motion, lightness and heaviness. It hovers between states of condensation and dissolution.

The artist’s approach is exploratory and rooted in the nature of the materials. For her, abstraction is not a reduction of form but a distinct way of seeing. It allows for the experience of states that reveal themselves without being definitively pinned down. Signed by Maker See less