{"id":2451,"date":"2016-11-17T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T12:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2016-11-17T12:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T12:21:45","slug":"the-necessary-element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/the-necessary-element\/","title":{"rendered":"The Necessary Element"},"content":{"rendered":"

I may be simplistically stating the obvious, but I truly feel\u00a0that the subjective component an audience provides any work of art is one of its foremost strengths, contributing immeasurably to the work’s endurance across demographics and through time. And while the multi-layered backstory of any artist is deeply embedded within everything they make, it is our personal histories and perspectives as viewers that fortify and move the work forward, in much the same way that each added voice in a musical round deepens and enriches a tune.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Pat Steir<\/p><\/div>\n

Last Friday I caught the tail-end of the Pat Steir<\/a> exhibit at the Helen Day Art Center<\/a> in Stowe and it was exactly what I needed at that point in time. Kudos to the HDAC website for supplying visitors with links to videos of the artist at work and an eye-opening interview, all of which enhanced my experience before I even walked into the gallery. What has stayed with me after-the-fact is that, despite my dismal outlook at the end of\u00a0a weary and unsettling week, Steir’s paintings provided a 30 minute reprieve by offering a much-needed sense of solid ground; her visual language seemingly echoing the weight\u00a0of what I was feeling, while simultaneously bolstering my spirits with strength, determination, and certainty.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Pat Steir<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a9 Pat Steir<\/p><\/div>\n

I have come to discover, when exhibiting my own work, that the unsolicited responses and stories viewers relate (which may or may not have anything to do with my intentions in making the piece) are often the most rewarding. A formal artist statement may lift the veil between maker and viewer, but we are not beholden to that vision. Subjectivity is the necessary element that reminds one\u00a0there is\u00a0equal compensation in just letting the experience of a work of art wash over you as you are in that moment.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Pat Steir<\/p><\/div>\n

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If your travels take you near Rutland, Vt in the next month, I have 4 pieces included in the exhibit\u00a0Surface Expressions<\/em><\/strong> at the Chaffee Art Center<\/a>, November 9 – December 9.<\/p>\n

16 South Main St., Rutland, VT 05701 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 802.775.0356 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0info@chaffeeartcenter.org<\/p>\n

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