MARJORIE KAYE

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 fractals. 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.

CAROLYN NEWBERGER

Dance is a universal language. It carries us across time and place,
expressing culture, signifying resistance, and communicating grace,
sorrow, enmity and cohesion.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Carolyn Newberger imagined her
Ukrainian ancestors in a dance of defiance, linking the beginning
of their century’s violence to the beginning of ours.

This set her on a journey, viewing histories through the lens of
dance, expressed on paper through pen, paint, and collage,
with a loose hand and an open mind.