Allison Reimus
I am interested in the relationship between decoration and
function, and, similarly, how painting operates as both an object
and an idea. Simple compositions depicting singular moments,
things, and situations in shallow pictorial space allow me to
explore my interests in formalism, geometry, and abstraction
with the most freedom. By imposing such parameters, I am better
able to investigate issues regarding the surface of the work and
the materiality of paint, often experimenting with media more
closely associated with the decorative arts, like glitter, gold leaf,
and spray paint. My paintings build up slowly, in many layers,
allowing for mistakes to play a role in an otherwise controlled
environment. I often mimic such blunders with intentional
marks, further blurring the line between the actual and fiction,
subverting and upholding the language of painting and allowing
the work to exist in a liminal space between window and wall.
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