Susan Swartz Studios is thrilled to present Embracing Evanescence, an exhibition that celebrate the ephemeral and jubilant qualities of the season expressed through abstract paintings and vases. Across decades, Swartz has dedicated her creative vision to highlighting nature’s beauty and resilience. This curated selection of her works displays characteristics of nature that resonate as fleeting, bewildering, and awe-struck.
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The transition from autumn to winter is full of changes, many occurring with a swift and sweet delight:
the magnificence of golden canopies overhead; the abundance of warm hues; the brisk cool air colliding with sunshine; the soft rustling of foliage; joyful gatherings; and nature’s ecosystem reverting into a quiet hibernation, only to begin again with full force.
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Nature's Abundance, 202024 x 72 in
61 x 182.9 cmAcrylic on linen -
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In an eruption of zealous color and natural tones, an asymmetrical array of small scaled paintings spans the front of the gallery. In combining Swartz’s series such as Emerging Bouquet, Blooming, and Nature Revisited, the organic patterns, botanical forms, and warm tones tell a story of seasonal transition. Swartz explores earthy pigments and crackling textures in these works, implicative of autumn's changing colors, crisp air, and the season's first snowfall.
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At the forefront of the gallery hangs Emerging Bouquet 1, a red, orange, and purple 36 x 36” painting bursting with intensity. Drops of paint like petals or leaves jut from a central focal point.
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Boundless 3, 201948 x 72 in
121.9 x 182.9 cmAcrylic on linen -
Hidden Forest encapsulates the golden glow of the aspen forests surrounding Swartz's Park City home. Warm yet tranquil, it hangs alongside three works from the Reverie series. In these paintings, Swartz's soft palette is made up of distinct hues to create subtle surfaces found in nature.
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Hidden Forest, 201248 x 72 in
121.9 x 182.9 cmAcrylic on linen -
Gems of the Forest represents Swartz’s earlier styles in realism, displaying striations of aspen trees amongst amber tones.
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Full Bloom 1, 202230 x 30 in
76.2 x 76.2 cmAcrylic on Linen -
Fall Muse 1, 201572 x 48 in
182.9 x 121.9 cmAcrylic on linen -
Newly released black and white giclée prints are suspended in front of a raw concrete wall. Adjacent, Evolution of Nature 17 completes the organic ambiance with a select palette of whites, grays, and ethereal yellows and oranges.
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Susan's largest and most recent works from the landmark Evolution of Nature series hang side-by-side. A grand duo in their full three-dimensional glory, they call on themes of organic abundance and vitality.
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Evolution of Nature 25, 202272 x 120 in
182.9 x 304.8 cmacrylic on linen, mixed media -
Evolution of Nature 26, 202272 x 72 in
182.9 x 182.9 cmAcrylic on Linen -
Six 20x20" paintings neighbor in a linear grid, filling the space with vibrant yellows, greens, and reds. The colors and textures call to mind the changing colors of autumn. The surface of Changing Seasons 1 is delicately embedded with leaves, expressing in a painterly motion the swiftness of one season cycling to the next.
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Shimmering Impressions 14, 202248 x 60 in
121.9 x 152.4 cmAcrylic on Linen -
Shades of Strength, 200740 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cmAcrylic on linen -
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Evolution of Nature 22 is composed with neutral tones of grays, whites, and browns, embedded with dried herbs, foliage, and mushroom caps. The series is a tribute to powerful and healing qualities of immersing oneself in nature.
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Nature's Harvest and Solitude Released are displayed in a pair for this exhibition. They are ripe with plum, chartreuse, and other hues reminiscent of gourds and late-season harvests.
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Nature's Harvest 1, 202024 x 72 in
61 x 182.9 cmAcrylic on linen -
Solitude Released, 202072 x 24 in
182.9 x 61 cmAcrylic on linen -
"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all." - Stanley Horowitz
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