Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Tanya Ziniewicz
Lives and works in Baltimore , MD USA
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he Land series investigates subtleties of human interaction , imagination , and transience through a network of organic linear forms that are continually emerging , growing , reaching , and intertwining . The series begins as a study of delicate balance between positive and negative space , between what is visible and invisible , by way of quiet but intricate panoramas . While the forms are invented , they suggest such things as rhizomes , ribbons , neurons , or strands of muscle tissue . My intention is for the images to waver between definition and ambiguity , inviting the viewer to discover a unique interpretation and association .
The Excavation series begins digging below the ground to reveal a subterranean network of colorful forms . In creating these images , I imagine building and traversing paths between observation and invention , logic and emotion , similar to a mind filled with thoughts that sprout and extend , curl and unfurl , tangled like a mass of unwound string or a clustered mound of roots .
The Ascent series follows the forms on an upward climb into airy , sky-like negative space , as variations in movement and tension suggest infinite possibilities , overlaps , endings , and beginnings . In Buoyant and Mirage , the forms float above and move through water-like space . I imagine the forms sinking , swimming , and floating . I imagine them adjusting and adapting as they transition between water and air . They submerge and emerge , changing in color and visibility , and I compare these transformations to changes in perception and understanding that result from slight shifts in perspective .
Tanya Ziniewicz investigates subtleties of human interaction , imagination , and transience through a network of organic linear forms that are continually emerging , growing , reaching , and intertwining .
Her images build and traverse paths between observation and invention , logic and emotion , similar to a mind filled with thoughts that sprout and extend , curl and unfurl , tangled like a mass of unwound string or a clustered mound of roots . The forms are invented , stemming from things such as rhizomes , ribbons , neurons , or strands of muscle tissue .
Tanya earned a BFA in Drawing from Cleveland Institute of Art in 2003 and an MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 . She currently resides in Baltimore , MD and has been teaching at Towson University since 2008 .