Courtesy The Allen Gallery
Abstract painter Sharon Weiner embodies what a conceptual artist that is highly absorbed by a psychoanalytical past can bring to the art scene – representation of a psychological experience defined by a momentous second in time. The Los Angeles-based painter's solo exhibition at the Allen Gallery in Chelsea showcases an eight-piece collection of her 2008 painting series Dreamsicle.
Weiner's technique uses layers of acrylic paint and airbrush finished with a glossy reflection to transform her paintings into a spatial psychological heartbeat. The sheen on the surface of the canvas depicts an illusion of a snapshot rather than a painting. This photographic quality emphasizes her captured moment.
The gallery is overtaken by the artist's depiction of her intimate abstract thoughts. It comes to me as a melancholy demonstration of a metaphysical stillness and silence in what appears to be life-sized molecular shapes floating in slow motion. As I peer deeper into Weiner's interpretation of inner experience, the floating shapes begin to remind me of freeze-framed moments in which life seems to stand still. This instant snapshot leads towards our private interpretation of reality. We then fast-forward in a maddening frenzy until we are faced with another deeply stimulating experience. Not everyday experiences, but the catastrophically diverse moments that force us to evolve into unique individuals with a biased life.
By Monica Mejia
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