ARTiculAction Art Review - Special Issuue Aug. 2016 | Page 110
ICUL CTION
C o n t e m p o r a r y
A r t
Lillian Abel
R e v i e w
Special Issue
mere spectatorship. So before leaving this
conversation we would like to pose a
question about the nature of the
relationship of your art with your audience.
Do you consider the issue of audience
reception as being a crucial component of
your decision-making process, in terms of
what type of language is used in a
particular context?
Ultimately the intent is for the work to
provoke thought and be perceived on dark
and/or light levels. The viewer’s perception
is considered when I am choosing forms and
colors. If it is beautiful to them, that’s good,
if it is disturbing that’s also good. The most
important experience desired is on an
emotional, mysterious level of some kind.
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing
your thoughts, Lillian. Finally, would you
like to tell us readers something about
your future projects? How do you see your
work evolving?
At present, I am feeling an exciting shift
towards working on a larger format. There
is a wonderful intimacy about working
smaller that I think will carry over since I
continue to be interested in experiencing
what evolves from the paintings when they
expand and contract. There is a perceptual
shift that occurs when the scale changes
both within the painting and in its format.
When boundaries begin to fade I can get
lost in this, and this is the best place to be.
An interview by Josh Ryder, curator
and Melissa C. Hilborn, curator
[email protected]
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