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To give insight into her creative process, Williams explained the following: “Inspiration can be elusive; I often find it within the making or reflecting at completion, which unveils its archives of influence. The painting is my interpretation of the human figure transformed into colorful patterns, traversing, converging, assembling and conversing into a static object. I took my color cues from the yellow and grey marketing materials and recent lobby refurbishment. The linear space dictated the flow of the 15-foot painting and installation.
he opening of the new Wortham Center for the Performing Arts included an expanded and transformed lobby that connects three theatre spaces. With the help of the architects at Clark Nexsen, the outdated early 1990s design and color palette received a sleek, updated look. The finishing touch, though, came in the form of an incredible contribution by renowned local artist Constance Williams. Pulling from a visual study of the new space and personal observations from years as a Wortham patron, Williams’ “COLORFUL PERFORMANCE” was installed in February 2020, truly finishing this elegant space.
“Correlations I make between visual and performing arts are the patterning 26
