Elaine: Tell us about your new Solo Show?
Amy: This April I am revealing a new
series of paintings at The Elaine Fleck Gallery. I titled the show Things
Are Looking Up. I think it will be my most colourful show yet (if that's
possible).
Elaine: What is the driving force for it?
Amy: The work explores a new and
exciting direction. I targeted and exposed specific energy efficient buildings
that are popping up all across Canada. By shifting the vanishing point from low
to high in space, I force the viewer to keep their chin up and be optimistic
about the future of cities.
Elaine: What has inspired you for this Solo
Show?
Amy: The entire series is inspired
by a feeling that came over me when I looked straight up in a forest. The
surrounding trees curved in from all directions creating an abstract sense of
space. Oddly enough, I've experienced this same feeling in the city, but
instead of trees, high-rise buildings towered in from all directions. When I
made this connection, I just had to illustrate my vision on canvas!
Elaine: Are you working on any other “New”
Painting Techniques?
Amy: I'm always developing new
techniques in my studio. With each piece I create, I discover more and more
ways to manipulate paint with gravity. I just finished a 120" x 45"
diptych that displays one of my newest discoveries. I can now achieve smooth
colour gradients by spinning the canvas at high speeds!
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