Subtle Shifts
Subtle Shifts
Subtle Shifts

Melinda Braathen

Subtle Shifts, 2022152.4 x 152.4cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
oil on canvasBaert GalleryLos Angeles
Description
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This vibrant abstract painting showcases a captivating explosion of fiery orange and red hues, creating a sense of dynamic energy and movement. The bold, textured brushstrokes and layers of paint convey a raw, expressive quality, evoking a visceral emotional response. The composition is chaotic yet balanced, with the intense colors and organic forms commanding the viewer's attention. The artist's intention behind this piece seems to be a powerful exploration of the inherent passion and intensity of the natural world, expressed through an abstracted, almost primal visual language. ...

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Melinda Braathen
Artist
Melinda Braathen
B.1985, American

Nature is an enduring force within the imagination of Los Angeles-based painter Melinda Braathen. Her psychologically charged paintings explore the experience of landscape, where the material and the energetic interplay. For Braathen, drawing from nature is a way of bridging myriad elements in a single, unified space: a way to body forth a reality of the world that is often far stranger and more alive then our best thoughts can reach, while simultaneously addressing its frightening unpredictability and constantly shifting essence. Engaged in close observation of the natural world, Braathen builds up the surface of her paintings with variegated gestural marks that bring out the recognizable qualities of the painted subject while ushering in a deeper sensitivity to the environment’s elemental and energetic forces. Small brush strokes suggest impermanence and an atmospheric quality of ever-changing states. The environments Braathen creates often feel like they could break open or shift at any moment. Mysterious light heightens the drama of the works and further evokes enigmatic and unseen energies. These features melt and meld, contrasted by opaquely painted surfaces that add stability, duetting more closely with representation. Thus, the planes of vibrant, bold color and brushstrokes spill across the canvas, partly framed by a few stable structures that cannot hold back the bold and powerful energies. In addition to the natural environments, Braathen often paints figures into her compositions — people she is both inspired by and knows personally. The artist initially renders these people in their representative form, and gradually transforms them into a more energetic state. Presence, embodiment, emotions, and sensations are expressed through the artist’s color palette, abstract visual language, and distinctive textures. As such, the figures appear tied to the rhythms of nature in and around them. ...

Melinda Braathen: Artworks
Subtle Shifts
Melinda BraathenSubtle Shifts, 2022Price on Request
Skogen
Melinda BraathenSkogen, 2021Price on Request
Reflections
Melinda BraathenReflections, 2022Price on Request
Mornings that remember sunsets
Melinda BraathenMornings that remember sunsets, 2022Price on Request
Molly
Melinda BraathenMolly, 2022Price on Request
Seeds of thought that stayed
Melinda BraathenSeeds of thought that stayed, 2022Price on Request
Body of water
Melinda BraathenBody of water, 20229000 USD
Sun drenched in shadow
Melinda BraathenSun drenched in shadow, 202214000 USD
Inwards
Melinda BraathenInwards, 2023Price on Request
Sound Chamber
Melinda BraathenSound Chamber, 202316000 USD
Ambient
Melinda BraathenAmbient, 202314000 USD
Untitled
Melinda BraathenUntitled, 20231800 USD
Temperament
Melinda BraathenTemperament, 20231500 USD
Entwined
Melinda BraathenEntwined, 20231800 USD
Sound Chamber
Melinda BraathenSound Chamber, 2023Price on Request
In Time, In Tempo
Melinda BraathenIn Time, In Tempo, 2023Price on Request
Entwined
Melinda BraathenEntwined, 202315000 USD
In Time, In Tempo
Melinda BraathenIn Time, In Tempo, 202315000 USD
Temperament
Melinda BraathenTemperament, 202414000 USD
Baert Gallery
Gallery
Baert Gallery
Los Angeles

Founded in 2016, Baert Gallery maintains a distinct focus on bridging the historical legacies and artistic sensibilities of Europe and Los Angeles. Working with a roster of emerging artists, the gallery is committed to showcasing a diverse program of work that engages complex philosophical, critical, and political concepts while challenging settled and conventional aesthetic expectations. Located in Los Angeles’ Arts District, the gallery is dedicated to fostering and promoting the region’s unique art scene in a spirit of local cooperation and in dedication to mindful sensitivity towards its broader geographical and social milieu. ...