Mary Dondero
Maxwell Library, 3rd. FloorJanuary - February 27, 2020
My work is an effort to express ideas and feelings regarding the constant state of impermanence in which we live. My source of inspiration is derived from exploring natural environments as well as contemplating concepts regarding our connections to a place. For me it is impossible to use descriptive representation when creating artwork that is directly about an observable phenomenon, or experience of sensation. Rather, I give visual form to such fleeting instances and elusive realities through abstraction, inviting viewers to respond to the work on an experiential level. My work is an attempt to visually resurrect the sensations that I have experienced.
My new drawings are large abstract images, created with captured energy and deliberate gestural movements hoping that the image possesses a fundamental human quality transforming feeling into meaning.