The artwork features a vibrant abstract composition dominated by swirling strokes of green, accented with splashes of red. The spontaneous, gestural brushwork and use of bold, contrasting colors create a dynamic and energetic visual experience. The lack of any recognizable subject matter or symbolism suggests the artist's focus on the purely expressive qualities of the medium. This piece likely reflects the artist's intention to convey a sense of energy, movement, and raw emotion through an abstract, non-representational aesthetic. ...
Joanne Robertson creates dynamic, improvisatory paintings that resonate with the rhythm of her intertwined music and poetic practices. She works with fluid brushwork and calligraphic clusters of color, blending spontaneity with intuitive control to evoke emotional presence without fixed narratives. Her creative process begins in the studio with quick sketches and a carefully curated atmosphere, often accompanied by music. From there, she improvises directly on the canvas using expressive pigment application that prioritizes feeling over form. This approach mirrors her songwriting, allowing paintings to evolve organically and reveal images through internal logic rather than predetermined structure Robertson’s work draws on personal memory and associative imagery, yet deliberately avoids figurative specificity. She embraces the tension between abstraction and recognition, using layered compositions to suggest landscapes, objects, or sensations without naming them. Her paintings are rhythmic, fluid, and almost musical in their unfolding Rather than aiming for resolution, she values the unresolved energy of her work. The result is a visual language that balances complexity with minimalism—a space where mark, pigment, and gesture converge to invite emotional and sensory response from the viewer. ...
Company Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located at 145 Elizabeth street in the Soho neighbourhood of Manhattan. The gallery was established in 2015 by Sophie Mörner. Since 2022, Taylor Trabulus became a partner in the gallery. The gallery currently represents Tosh Basco, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Yve Laris Cohen, Hayden Dunham, TM Davy, Leyla Faye, Katherine Hubbard, Colette Lumiere, Jeanette Mundt, Raúl de Nieves, Troy Montes Michie, Women's History Museum, Ambera Wellmann and Cajsa von Zeipel, as well as the estate of seminal artist Barbara Hammer. The gallery creates artist books in tandem with Capricious Publishing, which was established in 2003 to support feminist and queer-focused art and writing. ...
