Texere:ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a woven fabric or something resembling this): from Latin textura ‘weaving,’ from text- ‘woven,’ from the verb texere.
Each of us weaves a path through a day, through a life, that creates a unique pattern. Texere examines the play of life as patchwork -- how different pieces deriving from contrasting perspectives can be woven together to form a whole. Each painting begins as a grid of paint drips, acknowledging the need for order and for understanding the pace of day-to-day life. The sense of life unfolds at a pace that is unpredictable and is reflected in the vibrancy of the colors and patterns. In contrast, a color bar in each piece -- thin lines – alludes to the thought that life may be predetermined. The corners are pierced with four equal holes, a recognition of the grid, of a painting as an object, and of the material itself -- the aluminum panel.
Francie Hester
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