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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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Exhibitions for Karen Suderman:
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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, Austin, Tx
All Things Politic, juried exhibition, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
Resident Art Show, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
2006
Living Epistle, solo exhibition, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
12 Buy, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
Resident Art Show, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
2005
12 Buy, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
The Opening, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, Tx
Rising, The Spa at Steiner Ranch, Austin, Tx
Just A Taste, Vin Gallery, Austin, Tx
May Feature, Vin Gallery, Austin, Tx
Semi Annual Tenant Show, Guadaloupe Art Center, Austin, Tx
2004
Semi Annual Tenant Show, Guadaloupe Art Center, Austin, Tx
Southwestern University Alumni Art Exhibition, Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Gallery,Georgetown, Tx
Collaborative Show, sponsored by The Statehouse on Congress, Austin, Tx
Semi Annual Tenant Art Exhibition, Guadalupe Art Center, Austin, Tx
2003
Abstract/Realism Exhibition, Guadalupe Art Center, Austin Tx
Collaborative Show, sponsored by Whole Body Salon, Austin, Tx
2002
Collaborative Exhibition, sponsored by Austin City Lofts/ Zita Design,
Austin,Tx
City Art Link participant
2001
Semi Annual Tenant Show, Guadaloupe Art Center, Austin, Tx
Solo Senior Exhibition, Sarofim School of Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown, Tx
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