I like when artist share the artist that they like and admire.
An artist that has inspired me for almost nine years now in Phyllis Bramson. Lucky for me a Chicago artist I get the chance to see her work in person from time to time. A few months ago I saw her in a two-person exhibition with Judith Geichman at the Carrie Secrist Gallery (Carrie Secrist Gallery | 835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago | www.secristgallery.com). The exhibition was up March 20–April 24, 2010.
Phyllis Bramsom work did it for me because she did everything I had been wanting to do and hadn't thought of doing with color and materials. Her imagery was playful, interesting, iconic, and naughty. She inspired me years ago when I saw her work at the Carl Hammer Gallery in the River North Gallery district years ago on a college trip in undergrad. The postcard I took from that show almost eight years ago is still hanging in my studio giving me inspiration.
The image I included was the piece that first inspired me years ago. The photo doesn't do it justice because you can't get a sense of the depth she creates with her collage elements. To see this piece and more of her work visit her website at http://www.phyllisbramson.com/index.htm
This one is titled "Flights of Fancy"(and Leaps of Faith), 2003
72" x 50" Mixed media and oil on canvas.
