Mixed Media
Paintings by
Annette Turow
Embrace 2002
"THIS
NEW SERIES OF MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS EXPLORES THE COMPLEX ASPECTS
OF EMOTIONAL INTIMACY. I TRY TO EVOKE THE DIFFERENT WAYS AN INTIMATE
MOMENT CAN BE EXPRESSED THROUGH COMPOSITION AND COLOR WHEN FIGURES
SHARE THE SAME SPACE.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME EXPLORE THE CHILDLIKE JOY GOOD FRIENDS OR FAMILY
MEMBERS CAN CREATE FOR EACH OTHER THROUGH TOUCH, DANCE AND LIGHTHEARTED
PLAY. SOME CAPTURE A QUIET MOMENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE
INTIMACY BY SHARING A CLOSE SPACE WHERE TOUCH IS ENOUGH TO COMPLETE
THEIR CONNECTION.
OTHER PIECES ARE COMPOSED OF LOCKED FORMS WHICH WOULD NOT HOLD
TOGETHER IF ONE PIECE WAS REMOVED.
I HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS OBSERVING MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND ME
WHO SUSTAIN DIFFERENT KINDS OF LONG-STANDING , INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH SPOUSES, CHILDREN AND FRIENDS. INTIMACY CAN BE ACHIEVED
THROUGH THOUGHT, ACCEPTANCE, SHARING AND LOVE.
MY GOAL WAS TO EXPRESS A FEW OF THOSE MOMENTS." Annette
Turow
I
Love you Too #1
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