PATRICIA SPERGEL: Statement



My most recent paintings evoke, through layered colors and flowing shapes, a world of growth, regeneration and a network of fragile connections. Many of these works have developed out of my continued interest in yoga and more specifically, the sense of concentrated awareness of body in space and time that one attains after a long practice. In paintings such as Reverberate and Interval, idiosyncratic shapes and markings disrupt and energize the expansiveness of the surface, imbuing the paintings with a quirky sense of humor. Private, secret events are glimpsed before they move or change. There is a sense of anticipation in the works.