Land scape
Gail Factor
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
yet alluding to much more beyond that .
The initial pieces that comprise Metamorphosis were created when my mother was in an emotionally tranquil state . She had a newly created home in Tesuque , New Mexico that she had built herself . She was setting off on the adventure of a new personal relationship . Having made a concerted effort to focus on her happiness , she had overcome emotional pain from the previous years . Her artwork of that time exudes great confidence ; I feel that it is very reflective of her then current emotional landscape .
As 2010 approached , what is most obvious in the work is the metaphorical appearance of her illness , her wrestling and facing her journey towards life transition . All of this was in real time , yet subconscious . You can see the use of color changing into warmer tones - browns , reds , oranges - which were new to her palette . Also noticeable is the expansion of sky in contrast to land . As the sky grew larger , the land below became darker . In some instances , there is a heavenly glowing quality to the skies where slight shapes and forms can be noticed .