Susu Pianchupattana "Adrift"
Robert Steele Gallery
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"My current work is inspired by my Italy trip and intensive artist retreat to Skowhegan woods where I quickly found that nature is never still, never calm, but always vibrating, violent and ever-changing. These are paintings of the constant current flowing through all life and I have tried to capture certain moments when nature collides with itself. Exercises in maintaining an open channel for this energy, my work is all about the immediacy of painting outdoors, combined with memory and imagination. I am a city person and was incensed by the beauty and the mystery of land I never get to see."
A twelve-year career in advertising that involved extensive traveling exposed her to the world's most exciting cities. Cities are a great source of inspiration and her desire to find and paint an inner peace has been brought into stark relief by the many physical and emotional challenges of this way of life.
"I am not a religious artist nor do I focus on religious themes in my painting, but I am from the Buddhist nation of Thailand and my country's spiritual views do inform the way I see the world and the manner in which I approach my work. It is clear looking at my development as a painter over the past five years that my work has evolved from more strongly representational forms to the abstract. As my influences amass, my ability expands, and my ideas grow, it seems that a balance of both styles needs to be found. It is a journey from the familiar into the unfamiliar and where I want to paint is in the space between."
"Adrift" exhibits in the Project Room on May 13th through June 7th, 2008. A reception will be held on Thursday, May 15th from 6 to 8 pm: the artist will be present.
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from May 13, 2008 to June 14, 2008