Confident, bold, fluid mark making characterizes much of
Patricia Treib’s work. Forms slip and slide; calligraphic brushstrokes moving
forwards and back. Discrete marks relate to one another in interesting ways and
give the feeling of a shifting viewpoint. Treib’s are dynamic works that unfold as they are
scrutinized; sometimes difficult to pin down they are reliably intriguing.
Alice Browne
Alice Browne’s work has a pleasing directness. This is not vague abstraction. Compelling forms are described in strong colour. Brushstrokes are forthright; labour is clear. Within quite limited parameters she manages to do a lot. The
way colour interacts is clearly important; structures serve both to demarcate and
to bring together areas of brushwork. Many of her compositions have a sense of ‘rightness’
that makes them at once engaging and familiar.
Terry Greene
It is clear that the physical act of making is central to Greene’s practice. Paint isn’t a means to an end; it is the end in itself. His works are grubby relics to time spent exploring. They demonstrate investment; their surfaces describing a journey. There are layers; there is movement and marks are abundant but there is never too much. Central forms are assured; they demark and define space, serving to combine distinct elements in the creation of a whole. Greene’s are confident works; they don't just hold together, they resonate.
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