Painting, New to One of a Kind, Woman-Owned
Tara Keating
Understated abstract paintings
Flaws are human.
My paintings are full of flaws. Within their world I embrace the imperfect and the irregular. By repeating hand drawn marks throughout a piece, I meditate on the beauty of imperfection. No two marks are the same. Some lines don’t come out as I intend, yet I accept them. Their variation adds to the energy and the complexity of the whole.
The recurring motif in my paintings is imperfect repetition. After applying layers of paint, I return to scrape or gouge it away. This allows me to tap into a sense of excavation, discovery and memory as I paint. The juxtaposition of uncertain and confident marks, the covering of failed attempts, repeated revisions and spontaneous gestures all emphasize and support the humanity present in the work.
My art reflects themes I continually return to in my life: How do I create order in chaos? Can I embrace the messy reality of who I am? Can I extend that to others? Learning to love and appreciate the imperfect deepens my experience of the work and my life.
My paintings are full of flaws. Within their world I embrace the imperfect and the irregular. By repeating hand drawn marks throughout a piece, I meditate on the beauty of imperfection. No two marks are the same. Some lines don’t come out as I intend, yet I accept them. Their variation adds to the energy and the complexity of the whole.
The recurring motif in my paintings is imperfect repetition. After applying layers of paint, I return to scrape or gouge it away. This allows me to tap into a sense of excavation, discovery and memory as I paint. The juxtaposition of uncertain and confident marks, the covering of failed attempts, repeated revisions and spontaneous gestures all emphasize and support the humanity present in the work.
My art reflects themes I continually return to in my life: How do I create order in chaos? Can I embrace the messy reality of who I am? Can I extend that to others? Learning to love and appreciate the imperfect deepens my experience of the work and my life.
