SUSAN GROSSMAN drawing stories
SUSAN GROSSMAN
Using a minimal palette of black, white, and gray, punctuated by the occasional primary color, Grossman’s drawings recall classic film noir. Her expansive landscapes combine billowy Turner-like clouds and twisting roadways with Hopper-esque solitude. As art critic Phyllis Braff has said about Grossman’s work, “like many effective metaphors, the work invites multiple readings. Its intentional ambiguity is underscored by faceless, generalized figures and by an open, non-specific narrative. Much implied, yet nothing is resolved, lending a compelling sense of edginess.’
Grossman finds compelling subjects and locations by crisscrossing the city and taking numerous photographs. Once in the studio, Grossman, like William Kentridge, begins to draw and then obsessively shifts her narrative world away from her sources. She repositions buildings and vehicles while adding and subtracting characters to achieve the final cut. The physicality of her process is crucial to achieve the “just happened” feel of her work.
www.mmfineart.com SUSAN GROSSMAN drawing stories April 13 - May 12, 2023 Presented by at Rafael Gallery 211 E. 59th St., NY NY
Tide, 2021
charcoal & pastel on paper
29 x 24 inches
Covered, 2020
charcoal & pastel on paper
27 x 33 1/4 inches
Enter, 2022
pastel & charcoal on paper
28 x 33 inches
Gleam, 2022
pastel & charcoal on paper
28 x 33 inches
Flatiron, 2015 -2023
charcoal on paper
48 x 58 inches
Separate, 2021
charcoal & pastel on paper
27 x 30 inches
Past, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
23 x 24 inches
Listen, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
23 x 24 inches
In Shadows, 2023
23 x 24 inches
charcoal & pastel on paper
Gray, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
60 x 70 inches
Chase, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
23h x 24 1/2w in
Night Rain, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper 46 x 50 inches
Lustre, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
46 x 50 inches
Gathering, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
60 x 70 inches
Inlet, 2021
charcoal & pastel on paper
25 x 27 inches
Look Out, 2023
charcoal & pastel on paper
60 x 70 inches
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