Gray Contemporary - Houston (TX), USA Oct 19 - Nov 30, 2019 Solo show 'Tending Shapes - Bending Colors', Second Gallery         Opening reception Saturday October 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Artist will be present at opening reception Gray Contemporary 3508 Lake St. Houston, TX 77098 Open: Tuesday - Saturday 12am - 5pm, or by appointment: +1 713.862.4425
Aimée Terburg, untitled, 2019, acrylic / varnish on polyester,5 x (60 x 42 x 1,5 inch) / 5 x (152 x 107 x 4 cm)     Aimée Terburg, untitled, 2019, acrylic / varnish on polyester, paintings 10 x (60 x 42 x 1,5 inch) / 10 x (152 x 107 x 4 cm)     Aimée Terburg, untitled, 2019, acrylic / varnish on polyester, (60 x 42 x 1,5 inch) / (152 x 107 x 4 cm)     Aimée Terburg, untitled, 2019 / 2018, acrylic / varnish on polyester, 5 x (60 x 42 x 1,5 inch) / 5 x (152 x 107 x 4 cm)
The sunsets in the comic series 'Lucky Luke' (Morris, 1923 - 2001, Belgium), actual skygazing, gradients of digital color pickers, different meanings of the chevron sign, art genres Color Field or Hard Edge: they all exist parallel in the dynamic of Aimée Terburg's painting process in this series. It is her encounter of 'maker - surface - object' where it leads to a simplicity that catches this. In this series of paintings Terburg atypically glazes opaque layers of acrylic, a fast-drying paint, only using matte tints of red, yellow and blue in multiple one-hit layers. In the limited time frame she glazes a tint per corner, the first on a black underlayer, leaving no brush markings at first sight. This results in a surface where the colors blend on the canvas, enhanced by the black underlayer shining through. Unpainted colors optically emerge, the sides of the painting reveal the technique, and the chevron pattern in varnish directs the reflection of light. As the viewer moves or surrounding light conditions alter, color nuances change and the pattern appears or disappears. The subtle shifts in perception create an interaction between viewer and work, highlighting the moment of perception itself.