AUDREY PHILLIPS
The moment of beginning—when I first engage a big, white, blank canvas—is one of the most captivating experiences I know. My work is an expression of an interior reality where I constantly seek balance between passages of calm and activity.
—Audrey Phillips
Abstract rhythms, immediately felt, can serve as an expression of the inner self. Painter Robert Motherwell noted this in discussions of his work, as did other abstractionists who sought to move beyond referential notions of reality, focusing instead on the expansive possibilities of an interior world. In the development of her work, Audrey Phillips has moved from beautifully dense color-field works to more open, spare, and simplified paintings, coupling energetic mark-making with spaciousness. Her painting has evolved consistently out of a connection to nature and its quiet subtleties—ones we seldom take time to notice or hold as important. We are guided to stop, breathe, and transcend our notions of the passing world with its drama and overarching need to be heard. Through an open receptiveness, these paintings gift us with that which we so desperately crave—a connection to a universal and restful place, one that challenges the relevance of time. Elegantly projected lines and marks overlap one another, creating a sense of depth and discourse with the openness. Phillips often guides us to the edges of the pieces, transcending the boundaries of the picture plane, extending us into a larger place of being, asking us to stretch. The pieces are engaging in their open-ended exploration of her language, one honed from many years of investigation and excavation. —Katherine Duncan Aimone, fine arts writer
Front Cover: A Pulsing Rhythm | 60” x 48” • Back Cover: EcoConfusion 50” x 50” • Right: Southern Sunshine | 40” x 30” • All: Acrylic on canvas
The Day It Happened | 51” x 54” | Acrylic/mixed media on linen
This Magic Moment | 47” x 38” | Acrylic/mixed media on board
Pulsing Rhythm | 60” x 48” | Acrylic on canvas
Into The Mystics | 40” x 40” | Acrylic on canvas
A Light Sprinkle | 36” x 26” | Acrylic/mixed media on wood panel
SMALL WORKS
Fluid Morph-A-Motion | 12” x 12” | Acrylic on board
Suspended Illuminata | 12” x 12” | Acrylic on board
Just A Trace | 24” x 24” | Acrylic on Clayboard
Subtle Shifts | 24” x 24” | Acrylic on Clayboard
A Peek Inside | 12” x 12” | Acrylic on board
A Pulse, A Dance | 12” x 12” | Acrylic on board
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