Electric Abstract Paintings Capture Life In A Constant State Of Metamorphosis
It's a humbling feeling to look at an image and have no idea what it is you're actually looking at. It's one of the magical abilities of abstract art, to turn even the most knowledgable of viewers into a childish eye, searching for meaning and grasping for balance in the face of the unknown. Erin Loree gives us this stomach-jumbling feeling in the best of ways.
Loree's electric abstract canvases feel at once heavy -- largely due to the significant piles of paint that bulge off the page -- and light -- thanks to some unearthly energy radiating from their insides. The Toronto-based artist turns adjectives into nouns, and turns properties like weight, color and texture into the things themselves. Her psychedelic canvases shape shift before your eyes, resembling finger paintings from an alien being. We reached out to the artist to learn more about her work.
How did you first become interested in art?
I've been making art ever since I was old enough to hold a crayon. When I was young, my Dad -- a draftsman, painter, and musician -- used to draw with me for hours every day on pieces of bristol board spread out on the floor. I always knew that I wanted to be an artist, so I never experienced any form of inner conflict about my life's path. I'm extremely lucky that both of my parents value growth and creativity as a way of life and that almost everyone in my family is involved in the arts in some way. Attending art school has also fostered my passion and opened me up to the infinite number of creative minds and possible artistic avenues.
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