1. 6′ Under (An American Retablo) (2020) – mixed media assemblage; 66 x 25 x 2 in.
2. 6′ Under (An American Retablo) (detail) – mixed media assemblage; 66 x 25 x 2 in.
3. Static (2020) – mixed media assemblage; 45 x 37 x 2 in.
4. The Taming of the Blue (2020) – mixed media assemblage; 25 x 37 x 2 in.
5. Adirondack Nude (2019) – mixed media assemblage; 20 x 14 x 3 in.
6. City Dweller (2020) – mixed media assemblage; 12 x 12 x 1 in.
7. Fractured (2018) – mixed media assemblage; 12 x 12 x 1 in.
8. Rumination 19-5 (2020) – mixed media assemblage; 12 x 12 x 1 in.
Cheryl Prisco
I am addicted to color and pattern, drawn to irreverence and visual dissonance. In place of paint and brush I cut, color, and shape wood elements creating abstract low relief assemblages/paintings. Rather than fused geometry I like the sense of suspended energy, as if the frame is a spring-loaded constraint and the assemblage is under internal pressure…dare to remove one piece and the painting will erupt.
Painting with three-dimensional elements allows me to create environments that change with the light, casting shadow and revealing new detail, like a traveler’s change in perspective.
© Cheryl Prisco