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AUDRA WEASER: GATHERING LIGHT
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19th, 5-8pm October 19 - November 16, 2019 |
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
George Billis Gallery is pleased to present 'Gathering Light,' the gallery’s second solo exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist, Audra Weaser. This new body of work continues Weaser's meditative studies of light and natural landscapes. 'Gathering Light' will be on view at the gallery through November 16th.
Nature in an abstracted or reflected state has always been an inspiration for the artist. In her work, Weaser seeks to capture the moment at which a connection is made between an exterior and inner reality. Her paintings render this moment in physical form - delicate layers of color emerging in shimmering golds, cool blues, hints of green - the spectrum of colors of light reflecting on water.
Weaser writes of her process, “To achieve this balancing effect, I start by building layers of paint around an axis point. As the composition emerges, I refine it only to obscure it with a veil of white until the initial colors disappear. From there, I excavate through the layers of paint until the effect of light reflected in or shimmering across water is achieved—a moment caught and held in our natural world.”
The final effect is luminous and transporting - a poetic abstraction of a ripple across water. The large, sweeping nature of the paintings invites the viewer to become lost - to fill their field of vision and walk into that moment.
Audra Weaser was raised in Southern California and lives and works in Los Angeles. She earned her M.F.A in painting from Claremont Graduate University and has exhibited internationally. Her work is in private and public collections throughout the world—from New York and San Francisco to Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
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Nature in an abstracted or reflected state has always been an inspiration for the artist. In her work, Weaser seeks to capture the moment at which a connection is made between an exterior and inner reality. Her paintings render this moment in physical form - delicate layers of color emerging in shimmering golds, cool blues, hints of green - the spectrum of colors of light reflecting on water.
Weaser writes of her process, “To achieve this balancing effect, I start by building layers of paint around an axis point. As the composition emerges, I refine it only to obscure it with a veil of white until the initial colors disappear. From there, I excavate through the layers of paint until the effect of light reflected in or shimmering across water is achieved—a moment caught and held in our natural world.”
The final effect is luminous and transporting - a poetic abstraction of a ripple across water. The large, sweeping nature of the paintings invites the viewer to become lost - to fill their field of vision and walk into that moment.
Audra Weaser was raised in Southern California and lives and works in Los Angeles. She earned her M.F.A in painting from Claremont Graduate University and has exhibited internationally. Her work is in private and public collections throughout the world—from New York and San Francisco to Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
back to artist's page
George Billis Gallery opened its second location in the Culver City area of Los Angeles in 2004 and marks its 23rd year in the Chelsea arts district in New York City. George Billis shows work by both emerging and established artists. For more information please contact the gallery at:
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: la@georgebillis.com
www.georgebillis.com
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: la@georgebillis.com
www.georgebillis.com
