New ideas are germinating in the studio. I have been doing
lots of small graphite drawings in preparation for new paintings that I
have planned. These drawings show my interest in the dissolution of
boundaries: I want all the forms to be in a process of becoming, or
transitioning, or fading away. No lines, no edges, everything melting
onto/into the surface, dissolving all points of view onto the surface,
and bringing landscape influences toward a non-objective context. I am
seeking to represent a vibration of form, light, and shadow -- a
vibration that I sense in nature and the landscape, but without specific
references.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Recent Installations
Here are a few installation photographs from two exhibitions I participated in this summer.
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| Magnetic Drift, oil on 48 4x4 inch panels, installation at Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM. |
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| Side view, Magnetic Drift. |
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| Installation view of my work in the exhibition, Lines and Grids, at Space Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| Installation view, Lines and Grids. |
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Magnetic Drift
These are 4 panels from a 48-piece installation, entitled "Magnetic Drift." Each oil on panel artwork measures 4x4 inches. The 48 pieces will be arranged in a grid. I will be showing them with the Lady Minimalists Tea Society at Axle Contemporary in Santa Fe. Axle is a roving art gallery in a renovated step van. This unique venue travels around Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and surrounding communities. In this installation, we have attached steel panels to the inside of the van, and all of our small artworks will have magnets attached to the back. Each artist will install her panels as she desires, and then the public is invited to rearrange the panels in new combinations. The viewers/participants are encouraged to freely express their creative ideas in mixing up the panels, incorporating new and original compositions into this site-specific installation. This should be a very fun show, and I hope you'll be able to attend the opening reception on Friday, September 6th, from 5 - 7pm at the Railyard.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Works on Paper
Silent Night 1, graphite on paper, 6 x 6 inches, © 2013 Diane McGregor
I have been creating small graphite drawings in preparation for an exhibition in August at Space Gallery in Denver. I have always enjoyed drawing, and these graphite works on paper are just as meditative as my oil paintings. The process really is the same: slowly fill in each grid element, one at a time, from upper left to lower right. Using just the pencil on the paper, the silence of the moment and the concentration that goes into each element of the grid, I approach the process as one would a spiritual practice. Music is also an inspiration for this work -- as I draw, I listen to minimalist compositions by Robert Rich and William Basinski.
Trance 3, graphite on paper, 6 x 6 inches, © 2013 Diane McGregor
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