Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Stefanie Wolfson
Lives and works in New York City , USA
An artist ' s statement
M y work deals with abstracted landscapes , spirituality and the effect of both ideas on the viewer . The landscapes are created as a form of meditation . The making of each piece is a different meditative experience , using the slowness of making . The juxtaposition of making these works into prints causes a tension between the slowness of the meditative process and the fast paced methods of printing , such a silk screening and lithography .
My silkscreen prints deal with the meditative aspect of nature . By using simple , repeating lines , I am able to abstract a landscape into a simple image that can still be perceived as a landscape by the viewer . Yet , the image is deconstructed to the extent that meaning can be shifted and interpreted . It creates a link between the landscape ’ s reality and what the audience can imagine .
These prints also help to cause a meditative experience for the viewer . The repeating lines that is present in this body of work allows for optical illusions , which makes the viewer slow down and actually look at the prints . I try to play this up with the colors used in each print , causing the viewer to be forced to look closer , or to make it so the viewer feels unable to actually look , but are unable to see the whole picture without looking closely and slowly . This allows me to involve the viewer in a physical way .
Stefanie Wolfson