Joan Snyder

And Always Searching for Beauty, oil, acrylic, papier mache, herbs on linen, 2001
There is no way to truly experience any painting via computer. The same might also be said for a book or magazine reproduction. Joan Snyder's work however must only be experienced in the flesh. Her paintings, full of natural ingredients such as sticks, mud, herbs and so on, come off the canvas. Literally. I've seen Joan Snyder's paintings in person before and they are beautiful. I saw them again this past Thursday at the Betty Cunningham Gallery in Chelsea and this time picked up a catalogue. I am very interested in how she goes about a painting. Her inspiration and her process. Her pieces have an otherworldliness feel to them and for me, I think that may be because of the elements she directly takes from nature. As I read the book, I hope to post more on her work, but if you have the chance I definitely recommend seeing her work in person.
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