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Artist Statement:
Marilyn Henrion uses color,
line, and form much as a poet
employs words to convey a
particular emotion or idea. As
in poetry, the images are
meant to resonate, being both
themselves and something they
may suggest to the viewer. The
works transcend the impersonal
objectivity of geometric
abstraction through the
sensuousness of materials with
which they are constructed,
revealing a blend of reason
and passion which reflects the
artist’s nature. Henrion’s
mastery of color calls to mind
early Amish quilts, and her
skilled use of pattern, the
paintings of Matisse, both
considered sources of
inspiration by the artist. The
results are uniquely
contemporary expressions
rooted in a traditional genre
which celebrates fine
craftsmanship. In these pieced
silk constructions, geometric
abstraction is transformed
into a feast for the eye and
the mind, enhanced by the hand
stitching which animates the
surface.
Recipient of a New York
Foundation for the Arts
Fellowship in 2005, Henrion
is a graduate of Cooper Union
and a native New Yorker. Her
works are included in museum,
corporate and private
collections worldwide. Henrion
is also included in the
Smithsonian Institution’s
Archives of American Art....
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Artist Exhibitions:
Henrion's work has been
exhibited throughout the world
in solo and group exhibitions.
Her next solo exhibition,
scheduled for Sept. 26 through
October 14, 2006 will be at
the Noho Gallery, 530 W. 25
St., New York, NY, 10001
(212)367-7063.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Noho Gallery, New ...
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Artist Galleries:
Noho Gallery, 530 W. 25 St.,
New York, NY 10001
(212)367-7063...
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Collections:
In addition to the public
collections listed below,
Henrion's works are included
in numerous private
collections internationally.
Names of private collectors
are not identified to protect
ther privacy.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Arts & Design, New
York, NY
AQS Museum, Paducah, KY
U.S. Embassy, Pnom Penh,
Cambodia
Dana Farber ...
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Commissions:
Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
Carnegie Abbey Country Club,
Naragansett, RI
Mori residence, Bridgehampton,
NY
Effron residence, New York, Ny
Zweibel residence, New York,
NY
George residence, Captiva
Island, FL...
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Reviews for Marilyn Henrion:
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MARILYN HENRION….EXCERPTS FROM RECENT REVIEWS
“….Henrion breaks down the barriers between craft and art by creating works that transcend all such categories by virtue of their sheer aesthetic power……We must approach Henrion’s quilts as we would paintings or sculpture, or else we do them the serious disservice of overlooking their meaning as unique, autonomous aesthetic objects, independent of the utilitarian function of craft….For all of Henrion’s commitment to the quilt as a major medium, the quality of her work compels the viewer to contemplate it instead in relation to advanced abstract painting…..”
J. Sanders Eaton, Gallery & Studio, Spring/Summer, 2000
“…..Hand-pieced and hand-quilted surfaces dazzle the eye…(her) masterful handquilting transforms flat color into rhythmic textured harmony…..Each work in a series can be interpreted as the variation on a theme, in which the artist considers complimentary aspects of experience and emotion…..the artist introduces visual tension that builds and strengthens as the viewer studies one work after the other….”
Sandra Sider, FIBERARTS, January/February, 2001
“…..While Henrion’s basic geometry suggests order, the serenity of her compositions is stirred up and enlivened by her eclectic variety of materials: gleaming silks in jewel colors, dull mottled cottons in earth-stained tones, strongly patterned prints, glittery metallic brocades. Henrion brings both the haughty and the humble fabrics into optimistic combinations. The effect is something like that of a grand city plan stimulated by actual life, which finds the unexpected immigrant beauty teeming within its laid-out blocks….”
Lois Martin, Surface Design Journal, Winter, 2001
“……If anyone has successfully bridged the gap [between art and craft], this is an artist who has brought her craft of “stitchery” to rival that of the brush….. Henrion’s stunning juxtaposition of primary and complimentary colors make for a surprisingly lush and visually-rich viewing experience. Whatever rigidity one might expect from geometry, Henrion subtly undermines predisposed assumptions through not only a bold and profligate use of color, texture, and patterned fabric, but through occasional “breakouts” from the usual rectilinear frame……her exquisite sense of color and texture joyously shouts down the austerity of hard- lined geometric shape. This is creative concept and realization at its best….”
Raymond J. Steiner, Art Times Journal, January, 2003
“…..Marilyn Henrion’s ultimate triumph is in going beyond, without disowning, the very real historical and political implications of quiltmaking, to explore the medium’s enduring expressive possibilities. For in her adamant belief that quiltmaking can be a major contemporary medium on a par with painting, she both celebrates women’s history and asserts that exquisitely hand-made art must, and will, survive the onslaught of technology, if visual art itself is to continue as a vital cultural category.”
Ed McCormack, Gallery & Studio, Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003
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