Aubazine, 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Parallelogram (Red, Orange), 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Etna, 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Pompeii, 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Tropic of Capricorn, 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 46 x 62 inches
VVV, 2020, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Balsan, 2019, acrylic on dyed paper, 25 × 32 1/2 inches
Songs in a Room at Sarah Shepard Gallery
Larkspur, California | March 14 - April 21, 2020
Sarah Shepard Gallery presents a two person exhibition with Bay Area abstract painters Rachel Kaye and Kelly Ording.
Featuring recent works on paper and canvas, the artists are exploring line, form and shape with fluidity and ease. Each artist approaches composition differently but shares in a respect for geometry and abstraction that is both lyrical and harmonious. For both artists, art making is a practice in meditation. Color exploration, symbols and motion are ever present.
Kelly Ording produces works that are meticulously composed and executed with the highest level of patience and intention. Serving as a base for her paintings is a textured, rich surface that she achieves by soaking her paper with liquid and salts. This first step informs the conversation about where the piece will eventually go. The complexity of the paper creates a critical jumping off point for the interaction between her contemporary use of color, line and pattern. Elements such as water, fog, wind often make appearances, offering subtle suggestions to the viewer which set off an imaginative viewing experience. Ording’s style ranges from nature based symbolism to geometric, mathematical and decisive works which follow a pre-meditated plan of color, shape and line.