| ROBIN BRUCH paints relaxed but quietly ecstatic versions of geometric abstraction. The images often recall bold textile patterns or the symbolic meditative diagrams of India called yantras. An association with Western manuscript painting is also present, but overall her work is rooted in the picture of contemporary abstraction. For this exhibition she will show works on paper that are smart, quirky, colorful, and thoughtful. What is remarkable here is way each contributing factor (color, scale, picture, texture, line, etc.) is simple and fascinating, while the resulting works seem to glimmer as if perfectly nourished by each step of it’s construction. Bruch seems aware of every possibility for the success and failure of an image. Clouds of determination and hesitation may surround her intentions. Yet denying nothing she makes mark after perfect mark. Then again: perfect. And on: perfect, human marks which deny nothing. The final pictures are like topographical renderings the architecture of mind. Maps of non-narrative experiences without ends or beginnings. Her work is a generous reminder that the unknown can be a lot of fun. "Geometry is very personal to me, serious business but at the same time no more cosmic than comic. My geometry is infused with aspects of calligraphy and the color field, following a path both formal and intuitive, ostensibly structured yet open to improvisation. My geometry builds figures of contemplation perhaps more informed by Tibetan mandalas and Navajo blankets than the constructivist grid, and I have found similar kinship in the art of India, Africa, and Islam. Like the art of these cultures, my work examines the infinate permutations of ur-forms, subtle inflections of the square, diamond, triangle, and circle. I have found that painting is related to and even part of my own meditation and spiritual search and that the daily process of saving my own life is extended to exploration and dialog with the world around me, hopefully providing a meditative respite and/or challenging invitation for the viewer." ROBIN BRUCH
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| The Schoolhouse is located at 494 Commercial Street, in Provincetown's historic East End Gallery District. The galleries are open daily from 11, and always by appointment. For information, please call Michael Carroll(508) 487.4800. xt 105 |
