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July Issue 2008
Robert Lange Studios in Charleston,
SC, Features Works by Amy Lind
In her second solo show with Robert Lange Studios, in Charleston, SC, Amy Lind presents fourteen new figurative paintings. The show depicts figures basking in an array of natural light and is appropriately titled, By the Window. The exhibit will be on view from July 8 - 31, 2008.
Lind (b. 1983) studied portrait painting at the Florence Academy of Art under "living master" Maureen Hyde and with Michael Grimaldi at the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
For By the Window, Lind manipulated the formal constructs of each piece in order to create portraits that reveal the particular character of her female subjects. The focus in her series lies within the delicate moments of these women and the play of light on their forms. Lind's inclusion of bold graphic textures from objects such as Chinese parasols creates stunning contrast and rhythm as it interplays with the soft organic form and flesh of the figure. This show is imbued with Lind's masterful ability to create captivating images that intrigue viewers but still leave them satisfied with the beauty of light and form that exists within each painting.
"Rather than letting the face tell the whole story, I am incorporating more of the full figure: each encompassing a different environment," said Lind. The mood of each piece is affected by both the different tones and strength of the lighting as well as the gesture of the subjects' varied poses. While a delicate narrative is suggested in all of these works, it is left to the viewer to ultimately complete each story.
In the piece Latent Love, the cool gray light casts a shadow on the wall that angles down with the direction of the subject's gaze and hand. The overall somber painting challenges the viewer to question whether the subject is experiencing a sense of longing or contentment. Is she waiting for someone to fill the empty space next to her within her arm's embrace or is she fulfilled simply embracing the stillness of a quiet moment by herself?
By the Window exudes a strong confidence as the sunlight illuminates the subject's upright profile. It creates a bold design of warm shadow shapes next to the glowing edge of her face and scarf.
The work, There, Still pictures a young woman sitting in a window resting a brilliant, translucent blue parasol on her lap. The soft, indirect light reveals a textured wall beside her, which inhabits most of the painting and alludes to an older nostalgic location. The edge of the painting next to the figure in a sense becomes the edge of the window. Thus, allowing the viewer to be in the room with the depicted figure and wonder what environment her eyes are interacting with beyond the limits of the window. This painting gives the viewer the ability to discern whether the woman's expression is one of tranquility or sorrow.
"I am entranced by the infinite possibilities
of shapes, textures, and emotions that can be created as the form
moves, and I will never tire of examining those subtleties that
inherently exist in the human figure," said Lind.
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