Marjorie Kaye
Sunbursts Artist Statement
In my recent body of work, I have been isolating the shapes inherent in my paintings to
examine and delve further into their nature. I am finding limitless potential in particular
intuitive algorithms, with an infinite number of patterns that can be determined from
the visual arrangement of mathematical suggestions. In this new series, space is broken
down as it emerges from the center. There is a combination of organic and geometric sensibilities, and although there is a tip of the hat to symmetry, it is not always prevalent.
It is the previous shape that determines the responding one, and regardless of the intense
detail, there is not always precision involved.
I build sequences, adding to a primary shape, with each successive form getting larger
and more complex, mirroring growth from cellular beginnings to complex formation.
My gouache paintings manifest similarly to an explosion of a Geode form. The commonality
of momentum is what drives each work and results from the exploration of the one before it. They are one continuous piece, accessible fractiles. Details emerge from one basic pattern
into a vast array of shapes, some of which approach the recognizable. It is a net that
captures and also comprises the structure of the material universe.
