Amy Meyer
Transitions and Thresholds No. 1
2019

About the Item

Meyer studied art at University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University and received her degree in painting and drawing from Columbia College. She has had the privilege of having her work featured on CNN Online, Les Bourgeois Artisan Wine Label, and in Lake Lifestyles magazine. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections including those of “Water For Elephants” author Sara Gruen, Houser-Millard, Inc. and Family, Hope and Recovery, Inc. Amy Says: "Transitions and Thresholds hold a duality that intrigues me. They can at once both invite curiosity and invoke fear; the intrigue of the new and the fear of letting go of the known are both present. For a transition to occur or a threshold to be crossed, there must be an imminent change of at least one if not more experiences that are at risk. Movement from the status quo must happen. It is this process that I explore when painting. Layers upon layers mark the passing of time, the choices that are intentional and then working with the surprises and results unplanned to move the painting forward, through transitions and crossing thresholds to arrive a final image that captures the struggles and pleasures inherent in the process. My work has evolved from a start rooted in representation to compositions of non-objective shapes formed by an amalgamation of color, texture, and embedded stencils. The move from realism was driven not by a desire to seek new or more ambiguous subject matter or messages, but in by my artistic curiosity to seek out new and unique methods of working. In doing so, I looked to the work of a number of artists who intrigued me primarily with their use of materials, processes, and technique, including Jasper Johns, Richard Diebenkorn, Grace Hartigan, Robert Natkin, and Conrad Marcarelli, to name a few. "

Creator:

Amy Meyer (1966, American)

Creation Year:

2019

Dimensions:

Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)

More Editions & Sizes:

UniquePrice: $300

Medium:

Wax,Oil,Archival Paper

Movement & Style:

Abstract