Susan Grossman: Drawing Stories

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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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