Dale Kirschenman | Liminal

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Dale Kirschenman, “Summer Evening in the City,” no date

oil on panel, 30" x 40" (courtesy of the Gallery)

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 11th 5:00 – 7:00pm (Meet the Artist)

Artist’s Statement

I have been painting landscapes and abstract landscapes for over three decades. Stylistically the paintings range from semi-realistic impressionism to totally abstracted images. Progression toward abstraction has allowed for more spontaneous imagery where gesture, surface and colour dominate.

I strive to create images where the qualities of the mark making and the paint itself areas important as any conceptual content. Gestural drawings establish the foundation of the image and subsequent marks, layers and edges create a unified and dynamic image. I work in series and often I have several paintings underway in the studio so that I may interact and work with them simultaneously, letting them inform me as I bring them to completion.

Rather than defining a particular subject they provide portals to imagination and memory. The meaning or sense of recognition in the painting is left for the viewer although the titles supply points of entry or clues to my connection to the images. To me, the paintings are distillations of art history, memory, studio practice and life experience. Hopefully, the images convey an essence of these and invoke a meaningful response for viewer.