Artist Information:
Karen Suderman
Juneau, AK
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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Artist Statement:
I continue to explore the
relationship between abstract
and representational
languages, and investigate the
complex ways those languages
interact in contemporary
paintings. Each painting is a
resemblance of a natural
object, and the stylized
presentation of each object
produces an image that is
ultimately indefinable.
The inspiration for my art
lies in our innate
relationship with nature: with
form in nature and with human
form. I ascertain that some
images feel familiar to us,
and that this perception is a
primal and instinctual
response.
Each of my images depicts a
section of something I
consider “innate”: a
plant, animal, person, or
piece of land. During the
process of painting, I
concentrate on the object’s
color, line, and texture.
Consider that the paintings
you see, although inspired by
the natural world, are removed
from the nature to the extent
that they exist as objects
independent of those that
inspired them. My painting is
a resemblance of nature
because it is neither the
original object, nor a
representation of the original
object. This subjective manner
in which each painting is
depicted, further separates
what exists on canvas from
what we see of nature.
Ultimately, the image can only
be connected to ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS, Karen Harton
Suderman
2008
Recent Works, juried
exhibition, Juneau Art and
Culture Center, Juneau, AK
START exhibition, Artspoken
Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
2007
Red Hot, Red Dot, Women and
Their Work , Austin, Tx
AVAA 30th Anniversary, juried
exhibition, Austin, Tx
5x7 show, Arthouse, Austin, Tx
Recent Works, Vin Bistro, ...
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Karen Suderman's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Karen Suderman's Portfolio. Browse Suderman's body of work: I continue to explore the relationship between abstract and representational languages, and investigate the complex ways those languages interact in contemporary paintings. Each painting is a resemblance of a natural object, and the stylized presentation of each object produces an image that is ultimately indefinable.
The inspiration for my art lies in our innate relationship with nature: with form in nature and with human form. I ascertain that some images feel familiar to us, and that this perception is a primal and instinctual response.
Each of my images depicts a section of something I consider “innate”: a plant, animal, person, ... |
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Thrust, 2008
Oil Painting,
24 x 24 X 2 inches
Not for Sale
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