Kim Frohsin

Pier 70: Juncture

2014

Rothko-esque Color Field painting that delights from a distance and up close from Swedish-American visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom, who creates acrylic paintings that are poetic explorations depicting nature and humanity’s place within it. Taking queues from Abstract Expressionism and Impressionism, through juxtaposing nature-inspired fields of color over earth-like stained and textured canvas, the autobiographical works are rooted in landscape and lean toward abstraction. Bernstrom’s paintings, with their complex, earth-like surfaces, evoke an emotional response that directs viewers toward a consciousness of their place in the natural world, and perhaps also encourage better care of the Earth. Born and raised in Sweden, Charlotte was mentored by her grandfather, the painter Lennart Schultzberg. He started teaching her plein air painting when she was five years old. He came up with innovative ways of teaching a young child perspective, color theory and to use different mediums. She learned about seeing, listening, feeling and how to translate those qualities through paint. Charlotte was influenced and inspired by an environment filled with art. In her early twenties, Charlotte moved to San Francisco and studied at the Academy of Art University and the California College of the Arts. Her landscape paintings gradually became more abstract and autobiographical, with an emphasis on color and texture. 'My World...

Rothko-esque color field painting that delights from a distance and up close from Swedish-American visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom, who creates acrylic paintings that are poetic ex...

Rothko-esque color field painting that delights from a distance and up close from Swedish-American visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom, who creates acrylic paintings that are poetic ex...

'Moon Lake' A meditation on blue, from visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom’s paintings are inspired by the Earth and its oceans and take their cues from Abstra...

'Osmosis' A meditation on waterscape, from visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom’s paintings are inspired by the Earth and its oceans and take their cues from Abstract Expressionism and ...

'Wonderment' A meditation on blue, from visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom’s paintings are inspired by the Earth and its oceans and take their cues from Abstract Expressionism and Eur...

24” x 20” Gouache, ink, acrylic and devalued currency collage, signed on reverse by the artist "I utilize the genre of landscape painting to investigate the problematic psychological relationship between humans and the natural world while simultaneously suggesting an interconnected fate. My paintings warn of untold changes, exploring the imaginary and near-real, while envisioning a lessened human footprint and nature as an ultimately powerful and enduring presence." - Pamela Longobardi...

Large Abstract Nature Painting by Alex K. Mason "Out of the Orangery". Ink, Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas, 30"H x 40"W x 3" D. Pinks, Greens, Orange, Blue, 2022. It is the expressi...

Abstract Landscape Diptych Paintings by Alex K. Mason "Lola A & B" Acrylic, Ink, Gouache on cradled birch board, 24"H x 24"W x 3"D Each. Bl...

Large Abstract Celestial Painting by Alex K. Mason. "Ultralight Beam". Acrylic, Gouache, Ink on Canvas, 48"H x 48"W x 3"D. Blues, Golds, Whites,...

Large Abstract Constellation Painting Alex K. Mason "Moonbow" Canvas Acrylic Gouache Ink, 48"H x 48"W x 3"D. Blues, Golds, White, 2021. This pai...

This is a unique work on paper from 2020. One of my big diptychs that mirror the scale 1:1 to our human bodies (in real time!) Simultaneously a space to enter and an object that touches on ideas such as an astral body or making visible what is unseen in spiritual or morphic fields. This is 90 inches tall by 84 inches...