Amy Dryer combines line, form and colour to represent and yet slightly distort her subject matter. This technique creates “a field of view that is both familiar and enigmatic,” the Calgary-based artist says.
“‘The truest picture of a moment occurs in a balanced abstraction of everyday perspectives,” Dryer says. Sometimes, an artist tells the story behind the painting, which Dryer does below for Her White Piano II, 48 x 48, part of a series called Pivoting.
‘My painting exhibit, entitled ‘Pivoting’, was initially inspired by a woman in Ukraine who had to flee her country due to the ongoing war there, and whose house was bombed. Before she left her home, she sat down at her white grand piano and played it. The music resonated throughout her bombed house. This gesture, to me, speaks of resilience: in the face of her dark and unwanted circumstances, the woman made a specific decision to fill her house with music before leaving it.’
Amy Dryer’s website, here.
Amy Dryer’s Instagram, here.
Image Top of Post: Above: Foundations I, oil on cavas, 40 x 60″ is part of an upcoming group exhibition at Muse Gallery in Toronto, Sept. 12 – Oct. 5.
Muse Gallery, here
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A little more than slight, and it’s fabulous work!
I was bowled over by her technique, also. Glad you found her.
Me too!