A virtual visit to artist studios with interviews and art reflecting current trends in "Abstract Art".
Luminous Journeys Through the Abstract
  • Curator's Introduction
  • Gallery One
  • Gallery Two
  • Gallery Three
  • Gallery Four
  • Gallery Five
  • Gallery Six
  • Gallery Seven
  • Gallery Eight
  • Studio Visits: Artists and the Abstract
  • Art Forum Commentary
  • Contact and Catalog Order
  • Catalog
  • ABSTRACT: Finding Meaning

Marna Bell   Digital Art

Artist Statement                                                     Artist Interview

I am in a warm tunnel traveling towards a radiant beam of light, beyond a veil of mystery. Beads of water appear before my eyes. I see my physical world fading; it is being obscured by the sudden rush of water. A blue curtain and a wall of mist are descending over me, and there are red lights guiding my way to the other side.  My vision is now completely obscured. I hold my breath. I feel I am being transported towards this light and a sense of absolute peace comes over me, knowing I can’t stray from the path. I am not alone on this journey; there are others before and after me.

 “Transported” is a series of archival pigment prints derived from my early roots as a painter.  Having contemplated this series for years, it finally came to fruition in the summer of 2012. My work has been greatly affected by the Abstract Expressionists, and, in particular, the color field painters of the late ‘50s and ‘60s. Artists such as Morris Louis, in his “Unfurls” and “Veils”, have had a particular influence on this series, as well as the luminous misty colors of Helen Frankenthaler and Mark Rothko.

 


Studio Visits and Interviews

Video with audio commentary

Gallery One
Gallery Two
Gallery Three
Gallery Four
Gallery Five
Gallery Six
Gallery Seven

Curated by L. Bigness: Exhibit will open at the Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, New York,
April 3, 2014 through May 31, 2014.