Artist Statement
My paintings are motivated by the images and experiences that signify evidence of time and change. Shadows on a wall, tar marks on the street, the colors of fallen leaves are just a few of the connections that enter into the studio.
The process continues with a mark, a color, a word, a journal page, a gesture. I am interested in allowing a relationship between intent and accident to unfold. Playing translucent and opaque layers of pigmented beeswax against each other, drawing, layering, covering up, sanding, and scraping leads to the discovery of the image.
The history of the process then becomes inseparable from the exploration, through image, of time and memory. The paintings become an abstract story that cannot be read literally. I am interested in “the not knowing”.
Websites
http://www.lisapressman.net
http://lisapressman.blogspot.com/
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Making Their Mark
Susan Eley Fine Art
May 3rd-June 17th, 2011
46 West 90th Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10024
Opening reception May 3rd, 6-8pm
Including: Amber George, Robert Treat, Stephanie Bachiero, Maria O’Malley, Audrey Phillips, Lisa Pressman and Chase Langford.
The Spring Affordable Art Fair
Anelle Gandelman Fine Art
7W 34th Street (7 West 34th Street)
New York City
May 5 – 8, 2011
