Elizabeth Wing

Hold Me Up 1, Abstract Painting

2020

Artist Comments
"In this piece, the figures seem to be connected and holding each other up, symbolic of our need for human connection and community," says artist Elizabeth Wing. "The figures themselves are the calming element to the noise around them. They bring an element of cohesion and structure." Part of Elizabeth's signature series of abstract figures, "What's Underneath," representing the collective human experience. She draws visual inspiration from the willowy elegance of the Suri tribe of Ethiopia. "They are amazing artists and their canvases are their bodies."

About the Artist
A catastrophic flood swept through artist Elizabeth Wing's hometown several years ago. The event inspired her series of interconnected abstract figures. "I was struck by how an event like that is a great equalizer," she says. Elizabeth's art career stems from a longtime love for creating and a curiosity to learn new processes. In college, she studied ceramics. More recently, she taught herself photographic intaglio and later began painting. As an autodidact, Elizabeth continually seeks out new techniques and materials to apply to her painting concepts. Today, she creates from a home studio where she works in silence, explaining that painting is her meditation. In her free time, she maintains a 40-acre property in Oregon with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. "It keeps us busy!" Elizabeth says with a smile.

Words that describe this painting: abstract, figures, figurative, fashion, Suri tribe, connection, humans, people, community, group, abstract, people, non-representational, acrylic painting, blue

Hold Me Up 1
Elizabeth Wing
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
20 in. h x 16 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.