"Shattered" an exhibition of recent works of oil paintings from graduating student Lindsey Rose McGrath. The context is not just literal representation of the objects shattering but the symbolism and feelings that are conveyed when the objects are shattered or shattering. The objects in the paintings, which looks like glass or ice, are secondary in comparison to messages and moments the artist aims to capture which gravitates around the emotions of loneliness and depression. The artist tries to convey these emotions by using a lot of dark hues to build up the background such as crimson reds and especially Prussian Blue, then to build up a dynamic contrast the artist introduces sharp and vibrant line work, which is the objects.
Some of things that appealed to me with Lindsey's works is her ability to paint translucent objects, especially the paintings where it shows the moments of impact of "glass." I felt these paintings were successful in creating viewer reaction's because the action is something people immediately relate to, the immediate "cringe" when one drops a fragile object.
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| Aurora, Oil on Canvas. |
Another thing I liked about the exhibition was the experimentation of certain ideas, colors, and narrative of some of the pieces. One piece, (Perception) Lindsey introduced a different of palette of colors as well as introduce a background which reads of shards floating in space and on a deeper note translates to the emotion of loneliness.
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| Sunrise at Sunset, Oil on Canvas. |
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| Perception, Oil on Canvas. |
The best part of the exhibition was the glass candy, who doesn't like edible art.
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| Edible glass!!! Or is it? |
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| Selfie at Shattered. |
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| Fracture, Oil on Canvas. |
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| Submerge, Oil on Canvas. |
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| Damage, Oil on Canvas. |
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