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Curatorial Statement by Kendra Offermann

Keltie Ferris

Red Crest Blue, 2019

Oil and acrylic on canvas in artist’s frame

42 x 37 x 3 inches

Dan Miller

Untitled, n.d.

Acrylic and ink on paper

22 ½ x 30 inches

Kendra Offermann

Blooming Mountains, 2022

Gouache with water and oil based markers on paper

32 x 38inches

Abstract art is exciting and stimulating because of texture, colour, energetic brush strokes and the subjective perspective that one artwork can generate. The displayed work of art by Keltie Ferris, Dan Miller and Kendra Offermann conveys abstractions’ ability to be stimulating and enticing in terms of colour relationship and gestural mark making through lines and shapes. These three pieces come together not just through abstraction, but also through each piece's colour scheme and mark-making that creates art with depth and stimulating energy. The mindset that abstract art is subjective allows these three pieces to speak with one another and create a new personalized experience.

The exciting aspects of abstract art are demonstrated throughout the three pieces. The concept of line, whether it is a literal line or the illusion of a line created by a border, plays a significant role in depth. Keltie Ferris represents depth through line placement by creating the illusion that different lines and or brush strokes are behind or in front of each other. The representation of line is displayed in Dan Miller's work with his technique of writing letters or words down to create invigorating texture. These lines then turn into different planes throughout the foreground and background. Kendra Offermann’s piece uses marker and gouache to not only create stimulating lines but also to create and pop out the suggested borders of shapes made by the gouache. Although colour is not as prominent in Miller's work, it still relates to the stimulating colour relationships of Offermann and Ferris’s respective pieces. Miller’s Untitled piece has contrasting black lines and white, opaque shapes creating depth that generates energy throughout the paper. In contrast, Offermann’s work displays an energetic play of the complementary colours blue and orange that brings the work to life. Ferris also creates a visually energetic piece of art by using vibrant blues and reds to stimulate the canvas as well as create a connecting flow between the lines and colour. The exhibit of colour in all three works establishes a relationship between two dominating colours within each piece and how they work together to create an interesting and stimulating artwork.

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