Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Melissa Meyer: New Paintings and Watercolors

Detail of Caratina, 2011, oil on canvas, 20 x18 

From the first time I saw Melissa Meyer’s gestural paintings, about 20 years ago in a small gallery in  SoHo, I have marveled at the way they balance intense movement with the order of the grid. Meyer’s gestures are fluid, almost calligraphic, but they suggest to me something like skeins or tangles of yarn, which have more dimension than what

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