Susan Makov will be giving a galle ry talk from 3:30-4pm.
\nARTIST STATEMENT< /p>\n
\;&ldquo\;No one sees trees. We see fruit\, we see nuts\, we see wood\, we see shade. We see ornaments or pretty fall foliage. Obstacle s blocking the road or wrecking the ski slope. Dark\, threatening places t hat must be cleared. We see branches about to crush our roof. We see a cas h crop. But trees&mdash\;trees are invisible.&rdquo\; - Richard Powers\,&n bsp\;The Overstory
\nSome personal interests are known to us our ent ire lives. Other interests take an entire life before we truly understand our passions. \;Until moving west from New York in 1977\, my life&rsqu o\;s chapters in art reflected formal design. Since then\, I have explored the land of the west\, its history\, and its form. \;A 1988 artist&rs quo\;s residency at Ucross\, Wyoming renewed my excitement about painting. \;
\nMy recent paintings embrace observation\, elements of phot ography and digital assemblage\, with an intuitive appreciation for the na tural world. \;Photography has been my visual note taking. \;Worki ng this way through woodcuts and paint\, I respond to the land&rsquo\;s fo rmal beauty\, \;a joyful way of discovering various aspects of the wor ld. What excites me the most are the textures and patterns of the forests. Many stands of trees create intriguing patterns that are reminiscent of c alligraphy. For me\, they create a kind of language\, realizing that the c ommunities of trees are not silent.
\nMost recently\, I found forest s in distress. The forests are responding to drought\, pollution and envir onmental issues that are not always obvious.
\nMy interests concern making the details of shrinking forests visible. My work explores unexpect ed discoveries. The smallest elements of the forest reflect drastic change s in climate. Sometimes the trees celebrate their own existence and overco me challenges. Or a forest might reflect pressures from outside. Increasin g fires and insect damage\, floods and droughts devastate acres of forests . All are detectable with the visible eye.
\nA community of trees ma y be older than any made by humans. Recent discoveries find that trees com municate with each other. My paintings reflect how trees communicate with me.
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